Because when I put the new string on, I want to leave it.<BR><BR><B><I>John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6001.18063" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>Why not just remove it, while you practise?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>Then reinstall it. That way it will restabilize much quicker.</FONT></STRONG></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 style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=toddpianoworks@att.net href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">Matthew Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:22 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Breaking a String</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I will be practicing string replacement on my Yamaha U-1.  But first, I need a string to replace.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What is the proper procedure for breaking a string?  I think this was posted on the list not too long ago, but I can't find it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks!<BR>Matthew</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>