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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The 3.5 and 4.5 pins are also something =
to consider
when repining an old block. They are available from =
Pianotek.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob E.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk
href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</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> Friday, April 29, 2005 =
1:48
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> re-stringing and =
tools</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When restringing I always extract the =
wrest-pins
<EM>s l o w l y.</EM> I do this in order not to generate heat and make =
the
holes large. I always use next-size-up wrest pins and copy faithfully =
the
string terminations and scaling of what has gone before. I always use =
Roslau
"Blue Label" (polished, not coated) steels. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a simple jig to wind on the =
new coil of
string to the new wrest pin using a stringing crank. This jig consists =
simply
of a thick hand-held Beechwood dowel with a hole to take the wrest pin =
and a
No.10 round-head screw screwed in next to that hole to use as a
lead-in. I first dip the new wrest pin into powdered French chalk =
so the
pin turns smoothly in use. I then use a punch to start the pin in =
the
hole and punch the pin in to a predetermined depth by attaching a =
cocktail
stick to the wrest pin punch. I use forceps to ensure the string stays =
on the
bridge and hitch pin while taking up the slack. I cut off the new =
string using
the width of four of my fingers to determine the length of string used =
in the
coil. (That's called "rule of finger") :-) I have a pair of Eskilstuna =
piano
wire side-cutters (Swedish) I have had them since the late 50s ( =
that's
1950s).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>:-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael
G.(UK)</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>