I've never had a "roller". What I normally do, after the fresh strings are pulled up to pitch, is to take a stick of maple, nothing special, maybe somewhere between 1/2" and 3/4" square and with moderate downward pressure, rub the strings. I don't go nuts and stand on them, but just a few strokes with moderate downward pressure will find that string stretching out nicely. YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON THE BASS STRINGS!!!!!!! (Just thought maybe I should add that for those who wouldn't know any better.) And, of course, I do many of the other things suggested already, such as bending the strings around the hitch pins, bridge pins, making sure they're sitting properly at the bearing points, etc... Just my $0.02 Brian T. ===== Brian Trout Grand Restorations 3090 Gause Blvd., #202 Slidell, LA 70461 985-649-2700 GrandRestorations@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1
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