<!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 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi list. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I could have lost an eye, once upon a = time, while working for the piano store. I had spliced a bass string, about C-4. on = a very old upright. The knot broke, a sharp sliver of broken piano wire = hit the plate, sparks flew, the piece then flew within a small fraction of an = inch from the corner of my eye. I seldom splice bass stings any more, especially = on the older models.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kenny Finlayson, = RPT</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>