<!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 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Make the becket first with a pair of = pliers. If it is too long snip with wire cutters.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The trick is to make the first turn = fast without thinking about it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Just a snap of the = wrist.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <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=rfinley@rcn.com href="mailto:rfinley@rcn.com">Robert = Finley</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> Tuesday, September 27, = 2005 8:24 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Problem Replacing = Treble String</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am having a problem replacing = treble strings. The end of the wire always pops out of the hole in the tuning pin when = I try to put the first turn on. I have tried using the coil lifter to hold = the wire in place, but that didn't work. The diameter of the first turn always becomes too large, and I can't make a neat first = turn, tight against the tuning pin. The result is that the end comes out of = the hole in the pin. The wire is so stiff and springy. The wire needs to = be held firrnly and tangential to the pin, but I am not sure how I can do = this. Could anyone suggest how I could overcome this problem? Thank you very much. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert Finley</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>