<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 8/9/02 6:07:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, HazenBannister@cs.com writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I am about to replace all of the bass strings(42 of them) in a 100 year old Story and Clark upright. The old ones were steel wound and quite tubby. I've done many individual string repairs, but never a whole set of strings or bass strings. In the interests of saving money and time, I was thinking of using the old tuning pins. I suspect that this is probably not the greatest idea, but the pinblock seems remarkably tight.
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<BR>Dave,
<BR> If you do it this way,you will want to back the pins out a half turn.Use a coil maker and put on 2 1/2 turns,and slip the new strings on the pins.It should be very easy, and have good sucess if the old pins are tight.
<BR>Good stringing,
<BR>Hazen Bannister</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> </BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>Hazen,
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<BR>Thanks for the advice! Should be educational, rewarding--and time consuming! Looking forward to it, though!
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