<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2713.1100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kelly & Bill</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The easiest technique I've used is to = estimate the length of the proper size wire, fold it to form the bend around the = hitch pin, slide it through a curtain rod, insert the rod into the work area = getting it as close to the bridge and hitch pin as possible, slide the wire over the = bridge and onto the hitch pin, clamp the pin only with a vise grip to keep the = wire there, finish as usual.  Also, check out the list of publications = offered through the PTG home office.  Several good selections are available = to help you through basic piano sevice situations.  Keep working,  = you'll keep learning.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Chick</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kellybill_m@hotmail.com = href="mailto:kellybill_m@hotmail.com">Kelly & Bill</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 27, = 2002 5:57 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Replacing Spinet = Strings</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2>What is the easiest way to = replace a broken string in a spinet action provided it cannot be spliced?  = I just did this on a 1970 Hobart M. Cable Spinet on C8 - probably the = easiest one in the piano and it was a great struggle.  I do not look = forward to dealing with the overstrung section of a spinet.  I did it with = the action still in the piano.  Is there an easier way or some = invented tool to simplify the procedure?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2>William R. = Monroe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2>Salt Lake City</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>