Restringing just the bass

[Lance Lafargue]

Jeannie,
In case you didn't know-If you can use the existing pins, cut a slot in the
top of a tuning pin with a hack saw, then coil your new string on that pin.
 Then you can slide it off and insert the becket into the original pin. 
This is real quick and has worked great for me.  You can also twist from
the becket which saves walking around-time.  Hope this helps.
Lance Lafargue, RPT
New Orleans Chapter
Covington, LA.
lafargue@iamerica.net

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> From: Jeannie Grassi <jgrassi@silverlink.net>
> To: Pianotech (E-mail) <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject: Restringing just the bass
> Date: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 10:43 AM
> 
> Dear List,
> Unfortunately I have a client who had something spilled on the bass
strings
> of her 10 yr. old Kawai GS-40.  Now about 2/3 of the strings are ruined.
> Which brings up a couple of questions for me in replacing them.
> 1)  Since the piano is only 10 yrs. old, would it still be a good idea to
> replace them all so there will be no noticeable difference between the
new
> and the old? I've only replaced bass strings on old pianos and the
> difference would have been obvious.
> 2) Should tension be let down on the whole piano to replace so many bass
> strings?  Is there a preferred way of doing this?
> 3.)  How many follow up visits should I expect to make before these new
> strings will be stable again?  In the past, I've done this on pianos in
the
> shop and didn't have to worry about additional trips to the customer who
was
> trying to play on the piano every day.
> 
> Thanks to you all in advance.  Any suggestions a/o comments are greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> Jeannie Grassi, RPT
> jgrassi@silverlink.net
> Bainbridge Island, WA
>