<!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 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yeah, but they save you a return trip = to the piano. Crappy strings + crappy piano = good match.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And NO you don't need to remove action. = I never do for a bass string and I don't have any troubles with dampers or action parts.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></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=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</A> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Matthew - Why use "universal" = strings? They turn out to be time-consuming to trim to length and are individually more = expensive than "bespoke" new strings. You'll get all the practice you need in = replacing bass covered strings by simply putting on a set of proper = bass strings! And YES you must remove the action for this re-stringing - = you'll damage the dampers otherwise and tie yourself in knots dodging the = action parts.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>