<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=202485402-27082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Dear List.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=202485402-27082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=202485402-27082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>I have the pleasure ot replaceing a couple of strings on a Baldwin Acrosonic drop action spinet in a couple of days.  This is a plain wire pair right smack dab in the middle of the beast at about D#4.  A while back a guy at Schaff's gave me condolences when he heard I was working on a drop action spinet.  I know they are not a fun thing.  My question is this:  Is this significantly easier if I remove the action?  Or is that too big a pain?  Aby other tips as I approach this challenge?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=202485402-27082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=202485402-27082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Thanks in advance for your help.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=202485402-27082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=202485402-27082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Arlin Hall</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>