<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I haven't seen anyone point out the obvious - if Anson tuned flat first AND didn't pull sharper than, let's say, 25 cents sharp, then Anson DIDN'T BREAK ANY STRINGS, but rather the strings broke!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>I need to do my first string repairs ever.  Fun!  I have 3 broken bass strings, broken very close to the tuning pin.  Yes... I broke them myself.  Spinet, hadn't been tuned for 20+ years, didn't seem to be rusty and I tuned flat first before raising the pitch (about an entire semitone flat!) so I'm not sure if I could have avoided the break... </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Anyhow, I figure I should "splice" the old strings.  Since the "splice" would be where the string isn't "live", is it necessary I use the identical thickness of wire?  I am not planning to go full time anytime soon and probably won't have much use for 3 roles of wire.  I've also heard about moist fingers causing rust.  Do you wear gloves when handling wire? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Also if anyone is in the Toronto area could you refer me to a store where I can buy supplies.  I have been purchasing everything online so far and the shipping wait times make it hard for me to sleep at night.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Appreciate all input, thanks all!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Anson</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>