<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3700.6699" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Mark,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had the opportunity to do exactly = what you're referring to just a month ago.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This piano I was going to tune had = string that broke at the pin which was a mere inch from the agraffe. Hardly any room = to move. I noticed that the remaining length of core string was perhaps = just long enough to carry the splice knot behind the bridge if I reversed the = string, and the length of string beyond the bridge was more than long enough to = reach the tuning pin and go around it three times. This way I managed to put the = string back without making a knot in the speaking length (I also hate that = sound!!!) As far as I could tell, the string sounded just like its = neighbours.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now, if there is a good reason why this = should not be done, I hav'nt heard it yet. If anyone out there knows of one, please = enlighten me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>To Joe G.</DIV> <DIV>Know of a place I can visualize all these knots with the funny = names? I make my knots by folding both ends (U shaped), then I slightly upturn = the end of the U's, turn over one piece of string in relation to the other and = slide the two pieces into each other, whatever that's called. I then trim the = extra wire. Et voila!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jean-Jacques Granas</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Warsaw</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>