Twisting new bass strings

[Terry Beckingham]

Wim,

That would depend on the funds available for the job. I can clean the
strings for about $50 but a new set is about $300. I have never broken a
string during removal. It doesn't really take that much time. The pianos
that I work on really don't justify the expense of new strings, although one
of these days I will try it.

Terry

At 11:28 AM 6/21/98 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 98-06-20 20:46:59 EDT, you write:
>
>On uprights or grand without agraffs, I can see how this would work.  But from
>where I am sitting, taking the time to undo the coils, (maybe breaking a few
>beckets or strings in the process), cleaning the strings, by what ever method
>you use, and then putting the strings back on the pins, it would seem to be
>much cheaper, and look a lot better, to put on a new set of bass strings. 
>
>But that's just from where I am sitting.
>
>Willem Blees RPT
>St. Louis