<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: Qaliper Question</title></head><body> <div>Hi Alan,</div> <div>You've discovered the limits of calipers.  I highly recommend buying the micrometer - one of my machinist friends doesn't trust calipers for accuracy, as it's too easy to 'spring' the jaws.  Check out MSC or Enco for decent prices on good tools.  If you want something to carry around with you, consider the Starrett can seam micrometer. </div> <div><br></div> <div>Respectfully,</div> <div>Jon</div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">I don't own a micrometer. Maybe I should.</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">But my trusty caliper measures tuning pins, center pins, etc., very nicely.</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">It's strings that give me trouble. I can measure the same string several times and get 2-3 thousands differences in the readings. I think it has to do with getting the wire exactly knowing perpendicular to the jaws and then knowing how much to "squeeze" with the thumb roller ...</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial">Anyone out there mastered the art of measuring strings with calipers?</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">Alan R. Barnard</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">Salem, MO</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">---<br> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<br> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="-1">Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/2003</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div>Jon Ralinovsky<br> Piano Technician<br> Department of Music<br> Miami University<br> 513/529-6548</div> </body> </html>