In a message dated 98-12-03 16:40:18 EST, you write: << Hi List, I have never been in favour, of whipping Bass strings to liven them up. I always felt, that new strings were the way to go, for long lasting results. Have I been doing my customers, a dis-service, by not offering this option? How long lasting, are, the results of whipping the Bass strings? Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. >> John: If a customer doesn't know there are options, you are not doing them a disservice. To answer your question. I don't "whip" bass strings. I have, on occasion, twisted them to try to get more sound out of them. Usually, though, I try to convince the customer to put a new set of bass strings on. I tell them I can't guarantee that twisting the bass strings will give better results, and that if in the process of doing so, I break one, she will have to pay for it. Not only that, but dead bass strings are usually found in old uprights, or old, cheap, small grands. And I am one of those technicians who doesn't believe in restoring old, cheap pianos. (Please, lets not start a new thread on this. We've been through that several times). Willem Blees
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