Commentary for Eruvin 205:3

רבי שמעון בן אלעזר אומר אף היא אינה משמעת את הקול אלא משלשל מלמטה וכורך מלמעלה או משלשל מלמעלה וכורך מלמטה

round the upper one or unwind it from the upper pin<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Having obtained sufficient length.');">⁶</span> and wind it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' At the other end.');">⁷</span> round the lower one.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Thus obtaining a sound length of string free from knots or loops. As the lowering of the string is no more forbidden than tying it, the former, which enables the tone to be produced, is to be preferred. Our Mishnah thus represents the view of the Rabbis of the Baraitha who, agreeing with R. Eliezer on one point, that preliminary requisites of a precept supersede the Sabbath, permit the tying up of the string on the Sabbath; but disagreeing with him that such an act is permitted for the first time, permit it only where the break occurred on the Sabbath.');">⁸</span> And if you prefer I might reply: The former as well as the latter represents the view of the Rabbis,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That preliminary requisites which could not be prepared before the Sabbath may he prepared on the Sabbath.');">⁹</span>

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