<!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 5.50.4807.2300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Al:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I forgot to mention = (for simplicities sake) that the end of the stringer has a threaded brass cap = with two holes drilled in the end.  This keeps the wires separated and = in their proper alignment as you pull the tube upwards after hooking the wire = over the hitch pin?  Verstehn?  Sorry I didn't include this = before.....Don't know if I would bend the tube to make it work, as it is actually two = tubes which must slide freely one inside the other.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Mike K</FONT></DIV> <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=mathstar@salemnet.com = href="mailto:mathstar@salemnet.com">Alan R. Barnard</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 18, 2002 = 11:34 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pulling Some = Strings</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>oooooooh (rhymes with "poo"). what = about the problem of keeping them from crossing? Getting them hitched or bridged = wasn't the problem, it's keeping them straight up and onto the pins = ...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></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=gnewell@ameritech.net = href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg Newell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 18, = 2002 10:04 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pulling Some = Strings</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Yeah, and a brake line from the auto parts store = works well too and only costs a couple bucks!<BR>Greg Newell<BR><BR>At 10:31 PM = 11/18/2002 -0500, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite type="cite" cite=""><FONT face=arial size=2>    Al:</FONT><BR><FONT face=arial size=2>    Try a tool called "The Stringer" from Pianotek.  It is an extendable brass tube that the strings = thread into, the tube then goes in place from the top of the piano = following the space where the old strings came out of.  Hook the new = strings that you have made into a "U" over the hitch pin, carefully pull the = stringer off the strings, and voila!  They are in the proper place and = cannot cross over each other or get out of position.  It is well = worth the $40 and works great on any piano.  The lunch sounded great!</FONT><BR><FONT face=arial size=2>    = Mike Kurta</FONT><BR> <DL> <DD>----- Original Message ----- <BR> <DD>From:</B> <A href="mailto:mathstar@salemnet.com">Alan R. = Barnard</A> <BR> <DD>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> <BR> <DD>Sent:</B> Monday, November 18, 2002 9:54 PM<BR> <DD>Subject:</B> Pulling Some Strings<BR><BR> <DD><FONT face=arial size=2>Any tips for replacing plain = wire strings, tenor section, under the bass strings, with the appropriate = bridge section also under the bass strings and directly behind the = bottom rail on a drop action (sticker wires) piano? </FONT><BR> <DD><BR>  <DD><FONT face=arial size=2>The customer was nice enough to = hold flashlight, hold the wire ends and above, etc. No problem = getting the lower end down and onto the pin (used the ol' safety pin trick) = and, actually, getting the strings on the bridge properly was not too = bad (thin screwdriver and thin needle-nosed pliers). But those = danged wires want to cross each other every which way and tangle up with the = stupid dampers ..... ooog. Had them on, under the pressure bar, coiled = and then ... only when I started tensioning the second one did I find out = they were still crossed ....</FONT><BR> <DD><BR>  <DD><FONT face=arial size=2>I'd hate to remove & replace = a drop action just for one silly string ....</FONT><BR> <DD><BR>  <DD><FONT face=arial size=2>Good part! This lady (senior = citizen) gave me a bag of home made cookies on my last visit. This time, she = called to her husband, who was "helping" me do some surgery on her piano, = and me, to come to lunch---roast beef, mashed potatoes & gravy, = veggies, rolls, cole slaw, cranberry sauce, carrot cake, and ice cream. = Delicious dinner, delightful people.</FONT><BR> <DD><BR>  <DD><FONT face=arial size=2>Now if their 1974 Conover would = stop beating me up every time I visit ...</FONT><BR> <DD><BR>  <DD><FONT face=arial size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT><BR> <DD><FONT face=arial size=2>Life Can Be Sweet in Salem, MO = (although the piano is in West Plains)</FONT><BR> <DD><BR>  <DD><FONT face=arial size=2>(Hey David Vanderhoofven: This = is the job you referred to me. For the people, thanks; for the piano ... = well, I'll get even somehow!!! :-)</FONT><BR></DD></DL></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY= ></HTML>