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At 05:51 PM 8/7/2002 -0500, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>Hello,</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Has anyone had much success with the Sciortino
Insta-coiler? It's probably better used when restringing an entire
piano but as a farily new part-time tuner, I bought one in hopes that it
would make the occassional broken string easier to replace.
Sometimes it makes a perfect coil and other times, I have problems
getting it to work. Maybe I just need to have more practice with it
but it seems inconsistent. </font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Any opinions?</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Corte Swearingen</font></blockquote><br>
I have not tried one but have seen the picture in the catalogue.<br>
I would tend to think that for string replacements a dummy pin would be
best to get into tight areas.<br>
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For treble wire I use a dummy pin which has been cut off 1/4 " below
the becket hole. From there a saw<br>
cut up into the hole allows the coil to be easily slipped off. But for
the heavier core wire of bass strings<br>
I first ease the becket out of the pin with needle-nosed pliers and then
remove the coil. The reason for<br>
this is to expand the coil so it is easier to install on the pin in the
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