<!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 6.00.2800.1543" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Matthew,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Usually one can usually reach the string of the unison when a single string is missing,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Check my mich  on my site. Its all I use. Tighten on string and carefully remove so you keep the reading.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also watch for a tied off string and replace with the correct hitch pin V up to the tuning pinS</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This will be a repair by someone who did not know how to tie a knot or did not have string for replacement</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>when a knot could not be tied.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I find even when there are hitch pins available to tie off each string it is best to  U arround both hitch pins and up to the tuning pin. Unless the piano was designed for individual ties.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope the bridge area is not behind the keybed. Lotsofun!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You may need to lower the pitch on the bass strings that cover the bridge area so you can get the string in the correct place on the bridge.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Suggest tightening the string on both replacement segments, then loosen to position the string on the bridge.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <HR SIZE=1> Be a better Heartthrob. <A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48255/*http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/_ylc=X3oDMTI5MGx2aThyBF9TAzIxMTU1MDAzNTIEX3MDMzk2NTQ1MTAzBHNlYwNCQUJwaWxsYXJfTklfMzYwBHNsawNQcm9kdWN0X3F1ZXN0aW9uX3BhZ2U-?link=list&sid=396545433">Get better relationship answers </A>from someone who knows.<BR>Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>