<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hi All,</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I'm rebuilding a "26 Steinway M
and I just received my bass strings. I'm not going to get to that
part of it for some time(like a month or two). Question is; Is it bad for
the strings to stay coiled up in the box, or should I get them out and
hang them straight of lay them down straight? I usually get strings right
when I need them and never thought about it until now.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Thanks!</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Paul T. Williams RPT<br>
Piano Technician</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">School of Music</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">5 Westbrook Bldg.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">University of Nebraska</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Lincoln, NE 68588-0100</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">pwilliams4@unl.edu</font>