Bass string breakage at bridge end

[Newton Hunt]

JElving@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 97-10-25 10:33:42 EDT, Newton Hunt wrote:
> 
> << I have had bass strings break at the bridge end, although, not often.  I
>  have only experienced this on Yamahas.  Sometimes the string had
>  previousl;y broken and been spliced at the tuning pin end.
> 
>  I have not been successful in splicing and making loops at the other
>  end.
>   >>
> 
> I, too, have had some bass strings break at the bridge. Only one was I able
> to make a decent splice on one such string. It was more a matter of
> emergency, rather than convenience. So far all of mine have occurred on
> Samick built pianos. The strangest was one small (read console) vertical that
> had several bass strings break at both ends at the same time. At least when I
> got there they were broken at both ends of the speaking length.
> 
> John Elving, RPT
> San Leandro, CA
> JElving@aol.com


Where you able to figure out which end of which?

	Newton