Hi Patrick, You've received some good advice and I'd like to add my method to the list. Go to a party store (the kind that makes those vinyl balloons) and buy a couple of the 2-foot long straws that they use to anchor those ballons. They should be of a different color. Tape the 2 pieces together, side-by-side. Insert one end of your string all the way into one color straw, double back and insert the other end up into the other color straw. The reason for the different colors is so you don't cross-wire the string. Slide the straws underneath the bass strings and the rest is easy. 2 feet is adequate for most applications. I have replaced strings in spinets beyond the dampers by cutting these straws to 8-inches or so and didn't have to remove the action. I did remove the screws and pull the action forward for more working space. Hope this helps Ted Simmons Merritt Island, FL >> Hello ya'll >> >> speaking of strings. I am a budding piano tooner/tech and I am at a loss >> as to how to replace a string in the treble section of an old upright. >> This particular string runs under the bass strings and I have already >> banged up my fingers and knuckles trying to figure out how to get the >> string looped around the "hitch" at the bottom. >> this is no fun. Any ideas? >> >> Thanks >> patrick >> >>
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