It's much easier to break the beckets when it's under tension .... Wally Wilson, RPT At 01:47 PM 6/11/01 -0700, you wrote: >You will want to take the tension down somewhat so that the plate won't be >stressed in any undesired directions. Once the strings are cut you can still >break the beckets with a becket breaker. I suppose it would be possible to >break them first and then cut the strings. > >Rob Goodale, RPT >Las Vegas, NV > > >David Love wrote: > >> I am curious about this procedure. Do you take the tension down first? Can >> you take the tension down, break the beckets, pull the tuning pins, and then >> cut the strings with the dremel? Or do you need the tension in order for >> the dremel to cut effectively? >
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