<div> <div>Thanks all!</div> <div> </div> <div>Richard, thanks a bunch for the link, I will be paying them a visit!</div> <div>Terry, I have been thinking along the lines of what you've said.  In this particular situation, the piano is definitely not worth a full replacement for the string, not to mention the "sore thumb" effect of a new string. </div> <div>About the repair being difficult for a newbie, well I would like to learn, and isn't there always a first time?</div> <div> </div> <div>With regards to why the string broke and if I could have prevented it, I've realized that I'll probably only know with experience.  For now I'll worry about fixing these strings.  </div> <div> </div> <div>Thanks again!</div> <div>Anson</div> <div> </div> <div>---------- Original message ----------<br> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Whereas, I agree, bass string replacement can be the best alternative for fixing a broken bass string, but one should also consider what the other old bass strings sound like, what the willingness of the client is for spending more money to fix it (them), and what the client's tolerance is for completion (to string stability) of the job. </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> //<font face="Arial" size="2">snip//</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">In summary, with an old crappy piano - splice if possible. Newer good quality piano - recommend a new string (although the old one might be spliced in on a temporary basis - and even here splicing isn't a bad long-term option). </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> </div> <div><span><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" color="#0000ff">In Toronto you can get supplies from <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.jdgrandt.com/" target="_blank">http://www.jdgrandt.com/ </a>. You be better to get the old broken strings duplicated at JD Grandt. They are located in Richmond Hill.</font></span></div> <div><span><font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold" color="#0000ff"></font></span> <span><font face="Comic Sans MS">Wayne Walker</font></span></div> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Tahoma" size="2">-----Original Message-----<br></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><font face="Arial" size="2">SNIP</font></div> <div>Anson</div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div>