<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Good job you have a good reputation. <div>Lesser people might think you sent an empty box. LOL</div><div>John Ross<br><div><div>On 24-10-2012, at 5:52 PM, <a href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">I sent the wrong strings for the 1098 back to Mapes and also the original strings. I had taped the two boxes together, but because the boxes were not exactly the same size, UPS made me send the two boxes separately. <br><br>This morning I got a call from Mapes that both boxes arrived, but the box with the new strings was empty. The box had been tapes shut, but no strings. <br><br>I am presuming someone at UPS knew the contents of the box and helped themselves to a set of new bass strings. So if any of you are offered a set if new bass strings, don't buy them, because they are "hot" <br><br>A more probable reason they were stolen, however, is for the copper.<br><br>Wim<br><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>