<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List and Avery</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There's two versions of the single = string hitch loop. First there's the ordinary once-round-the-pin then the usual nice = tight wind- around-itself-twice-before-cutting-off type. Then there's the = wonderful Broadwood Hitch-pin Loop. This masterful loop dictates going TWICE = around the hitch-pin and then winding THREE times around itself before bending down = towards the loop and cutting off. I really like the Broadwood version and gives = me a great pleasure to do a whole piano that way. The end result is tidy and re-assuringly secure. I made a JIG to do this with ease. It = consists of a 10" length of 3" x 1 1/2" with a screw, a bit thicker than the Hitch-Pin, vertically inserted and the head sawn off. The sharp end = was then filed smooth and round-edged for safety. Then, in a line with each = other I inserted another sawn off screw and a book holder (you know - one of = those thingys on the music desk) And there's the jig. To use is ease in = itself. The string is laid on the block, under the book holder, beside the pin, and = wound twice around the dummy hitch-pin. Go a little further than 90deg to = allow for "unspringing". Remove the string with its nice new hitch loop and grasp = this same hitch loop with a good pair of "duck-billed" pliers. Now simply = wind the string onto itself thrice, bend it back toward the loop and cut off, = leaving about a 1/4" tail on the same plane as the loop.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Simple isn't it ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from a misty-yet-sunny = lunch-time in a Sussex Downland Village</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G = (UK)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>