Paul,
It is good to point this out. I learned it as a kid from my father
who in his early yearsa(1920's) was a power company lineman and I
think it probably goes back to a time when a rope was first made. I
know its been used by the Navy since the beginning. Essentially you
are unwinding with the twist as you wind.
Ted
--- In Paul Jacobson <> wrote:
>
> hi all,
>
> this is probably comes second nature to the experienced recordists on
> the list, but hopefully some neophytes (like myself) will find this
> useful...
>
> i've recently started using longish cables (20m) to set up my stereo
> rig, and found I was ending up with the cable twisting back on itself
> which resulted up a horrible tangled mess. not conducive to smooth
> 5.00am starts!
>
> i have discovered the problem was the result of using an normal over
> and over wrapping "technique" (such as it is). The solution was to
> use the "roadies" under over wrapping technique which seems to stop
> the cable twisting as you roll it.
>
> the following links explain/demonstrate the technique:
>
> http://stagecraft.theprices.net/gallery/cablewrap/cablewrap-qt.html
> http://www.soundinstitute.com/article_detail.cfm/ID/93
>
> It took 3-4 repetitions of unroll-roll using the over-under technique
> to get the rolled in twisting out of my cables, but now the cable
> unrolls without a twist to be seen.
>
> cheers
> Paul
>
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