verrry interesting!! :-)

[Farrell]

I certainly don't know for sure, but I have removed all bass strings from a number of pianos before or without touching any of the plain wire strings with no problem. Just did it the other day on a Baldwin M grand.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Bigeartb@aol.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: verrry interesting!! :-)


> Jim:
>     Just as a matter of interest. Did you remove all...all the bass strings 
> or a goodly number of bass strings before the other strings began to 'pop'?
>      Those that seem to 'know' claim an entire set of bass strings can be 
> removed and then replaced without reducing pressure on the tenor and treble 
> strings....BUT I have never been that brave. For fear of plate stress and 
> strings breaking, I usually replace every other bass string which of course 
> makes the job much more difficult.
> 
> Tommy Black
> Decatur, Ala.
>