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style="COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p>One point about =
oversize
pins vs. CA is that some old strings have such corrosion that the string =
may
very well break when taking the tension down, removing the coil, and =
putting it
back on the new, larger pin.</o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=black size=2><SPAN
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windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=black size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p>I was improving =
the sound
of bass strings on a 1923 Ellington grand by removing them from the =
hitch pin
and rolling a loop. It worked great for the first 8, but just =
loosening
the tension and taking it back up again caused the 9th string to break =
at the
becket, so I bailed out right there.</o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=black size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p>With CA, that's =
not a worry
(but if the coils are really close to the plate, CA'ing the string to =
the pin is
a possibility -- even with a syringe needle!). Plus, CA will fill =
any
pinblock cracks, while an oversized pin may just enlarge
them.</o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=black size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p>--Cy
Shuster--</o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=black size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext"><o:p>Bluefield,
WV</o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>