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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've long heard that the hanging up of new bass
strings seems to help their adjusting more quicker after installation. Also,
there is the not totally negligible factor of being able to find them when you
need them!!!! LOL</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robin</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu
href="mailto:pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu">Paul T Williams</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> ; <A title=caut-bounces@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org">caut-bounces@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:03
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] caut Digest, Vol
1088, Issue 38</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Hi List,</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT
face=sans-serif size=2>I am fairly new as a CAUT (o.k. I'm greener than
green!) I have a questionfor you: In my private practice days, I
would install bass strings as soon as I received them. Now, a dear
patron of our music dept has donated a potentially beautiful Steinway L (cir
1932), and when de-stringing I discovered it desperately needs a new pinblock.
I had already received the parts and bass strings needed for the
restoration. Since my shop is not equipped for "open heart surgery" like
pinblock installation, I will be having a rebuilder off campus complete this
proceedure and I will do the rest. The question: Do I leave the bass
strings coiled up in the box, or should I let them hang straight with the
wrapping left on them? It may be a couple of months until the first
stage is completed.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Thanks for
your response.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Paul T. Williams
RPT</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>University of
Nebraska-Lincoln</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif
size=2>pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>