Just a thought (though I'll let others with more experience answer the question you asked) ... you said "today I was fortunate enough to break a bass string while tuning ..." No No No. Implies guilt and reponsibility. Unless you really were the culprit, the correct phrase is: "A string broke while I was tuning ..." or, if explaining prior to pitch raising or tuning old, rusty strings, etc., " ... a string might break ..." The difference is subtle but powerful. A bit of very good advice right out of the 'ole Potter course. Alan Barnard Stringin' Along in Salem, MO
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