<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Problem Replacing Treble String</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Jon,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>What did you make that out of?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Was it an old screwdriver, adapted?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It looks like something to have.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I have always used an actual pin, adapted to work.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=jonpage@comcast.net href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net">Jon Page</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 28, 2005 12:39 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Problem Replacing Treble String</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=-4>>I am having a problem replacing treble strings. The end of the wire =<BR>>always pops out of the hole in the tuning pin when I try to put the =<BR>>first turn on</FONT>.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>To replace a broken wire it is advantageous to make the coil on a dummy pin</DIV> <DIV>and install the coil in the piano.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>You start by installing the loop and cut the ends to 'four fingers'.  Make the coil</DIV> <DIV>on an extra pin, remove the coil and transfer it to the pin in the piano.  Lift the</DIV> <DIV>coils as you tighten the pin and squeeze the becket in at or before it reaches</DIV> <DIV>the "12:00" position. I use parallel pliers. Also use the pliers to tighten the coil</DIV> <DIV>around the pin when it's up to pitch and tap the coil square. Tap the loop at the</DIV> <DIV>hitch pin to insure seating.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>When setting up the pin to receive the new coil, have the becket hole positioned</DIV> <DIV>at 5:00; it only takes 3/4 turn to bring it to pitch. This is why transferring the coil</DIV> <DIV>doesn't loosen the pin as much as backing the pin out three turns to make the</DIV> <DIV>coil on the pin in the piano.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Get this down and you're ready for the next assignment...knot tying.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>My dummy pin is cut off 1/4" below the becket hole to get into tight spots. It also</DIV> <DIV>has a cut from the bottom up into the hole so the coil will slip off without having</DIV> <DIV>to expand it; this is good for the treble wire but heavier bass wire has to have the</DIV> <DIV>coil expanded because of the stiffness of the wire for the becket to be transferred</DIV> <DIV>comfortably. Attached is a picture of my dummy pin in a stringing crank.</DIV><X-SIGSEP><PRE>-- </PRE></X-SIGSEP> <DIV><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page</DIV> <P> <HR> <P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>