I worked at the Bentley pianos for 25 years and started in the string making department making eyes it was on a much more industrial way but still skilled i did have a go at making strings its much harder the it looks glad the skill is still alive hope its passed on and not lost to modern methods
@kimberlydeprey2 жыл бұрын
And I thought threading my sewing machine was difficult. Bahaha This gentleman is a master craftsman!
@Johannes_Brahms654 жыл бұрын
Ready just in time for the music!
@ChernobieffPiano8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! I enjoyed the video very much.
@AMusicStoreOnMainSt4 жыл бұрын
I thought it was great and the music was fine. Seems to be a skill that takes a while to perfect and then to make it look easy. Still don't know what keeps the windings from unwinding at the ends of the coils. Anyway, thanks for making this.
@ronaldware12398 жыл бұрын
I have been restoring quality pianos for over 60 years. Some of the methods and statements of some of those featured regarding pianos are open to question. I have always used professional organisations to make strings to the rubbing and appropriate strings i.e. 1st and last singles, doubles and sometimes tripple sections. There is even a character who thinks that he is improving new pianos such as YAMAHA & VENABLES pianos in his own quaint way, when he is infact damaging them.
@gavincrooks8 жыл бұрын
Hello, thanks for watching! Just curious, do you mean something in the video is open to question? I edited the video for Phil so might be my fault if the wordings a bit off! It's only a rough experiment anyway, one of our customers was curious. Phils been making strings since 1979 but never really had a video before. totally agree about using proper rubbings with 1st and last strings though. It's terrible some of the things you see
@TheAnetmusik3 жыл бұрын
@@gavincrooks your video is just fine! Thank you for making it. I found it fascinating. Phil Taylor's brain is on an entirely different level than the rest of us earthlings. Lol I really enjoyed watching it.
@McOuroborosBurger5 жыл бұрын
I wonder if anybody does flatwound piano strings.
@ivanyokhna4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting way of doing! Three questions arose)) 1. Which formula for core tension are you using? ( Low tensioned core or hard?). 2. What advantages do you have by spinning from the right to the left? 3. Are results are much better of having ends of the core filed ? Instead of tapping? Many Thanks!
@julianszlawski86583 жыл бұрын
How do I make the bad music stop?
@unbearable97705 жыл бұрын
I've taken to building my own folk harps and I'd like to try making my own wound strings. How does one learn about this?
@alogenomontero90653 жыл бұрын
WHERE ARE YOU ??
@diegoallcore4 жыл бұрын
Que nivel Maribel
@tzitzisanabria72996 жыл бұрын
and where are You in ? I live in Mexico and need one set of grand Steinway bass strings. It lack all the srings off. what do You need for replacement the set of bass strings
@gavincrooks6 жыл бұрын
Hi, The company is in the UK, so it might be a little bit to expensive to get strings sent out to you, sorry! We would be happy to do them for you, but it would probably be less to order them from someone in the US
@MalcolmLunt8 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed watching the video - what is the software being used? I love the markers he uses on his machine - more reliable than marker pens that rub off. I have learnt how to make bass strings with pen and paper methods, but have heard of software that makes corrections based on piano make and model and key number.
@gavincrooks8 жыл бұрын
Malcolm Lunt it's software Phil wrote himself back in the 80s on an Apple Acorn! (although hes rewritten it to Windows now...) Its been slowly evolving over the years to compensate for copper shrinkage, steel tension variables, etc. It works by "calculating the correct amount of resistance needed to produce the frequency of each note". according to Phil. He showed me the spreadsheet formula once. I decided brain surgery would be easier.
@lucasconte19736 жыл бұрын
genius
@roseannaffinito25302 жыл бұрын
👍
@colinmurphy22147 жыл бұрын
Cleaned with an old glove?
@gavincrooks7 жыл бұрын
Haha! No, he is holding a cloth too, honest!! :D
@colinmurphy22147 жыл бұрын
Gavin Crooks Thank god! You had me worried. Your strings look very high quality
@Graters19896 жыл бұрын
Is there a risk of losing fingers?
@crownpianosltd93326 жыл бұрын
Only if you're VERY unlucky!!
@skinnyfletcher290 Жыл бұрын
Answer is yes ask a friend of mine lost his doing this and he'd been doing it for years so one day he got un lucky
@bonetsatria35965 жыл бұрын
Hello
@rodrigoalaman49514 жыл бұрын
God
@micagonzalez82454 жыл бұрын
....
@danbernier42155 жыл бұрын
How weird to play Eine kleine Nachtmusik, a piece for strings, instead of something with piano.