<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Question about strings breaking. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have a string that keeps breaking when pulled up to pitch. Should I u= se a thicker string or a thinner string?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Case in point. I have been asked by the music Ed faculty to replace the= 2 broken strings next to each other on an autoharp. The string below the ones = that are broken is .022. The string above the 2 broken ones is .018. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I tried putting on a .022, a .020, and a .018, but they all break when pulled up to pitch. (I thought at first it's because I was using tolls. But = I loop the string with my fingers, and use only my fingers to wrap the string around the pin). </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Should I try a thicker string that will withhold the tension, or a thin= ner string for a higher pitch? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>