Greetings all,
I have a Practical Technician article challenge that grew out of a broken string last summer.
Generally, broken strings don't give me any issues. However, this one was one of the lowest plain wire tenor strings on a large, old Steinway, maybe an A.
I eventually installed a new wire, but it wasn't easy on a long, under-strung tenor. Even getting the correct-size wire out was a challenge; luckily the customer helped me. After we got the proper amount of wire out, he left to pursue other activities, leaving me to get this coil
on the hitch pin and then somehow
not tangled in the other wires on the way to the agraffe. And of course without scratching the soundboard. So, yes, I was able to do it, with a few extra minutes. However, I figured there must be tricks and tips to working with very long plain wire, especially in under-strung sections.
Here's the challenge: The next time you have to do this, take a bunch of photos and show us your methods for making this job easier.
It would make a great Practical Tech article for the Journal!
thanks, and Happy Holidays
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Scott Cole, RPT
rvpianotuner.com
Talent, OR
(541-601-9033
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