<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY>In that situation it might be nice to have a universal= string...I don't even carry them myself, but I don't travel 50= miles for one customer.   I'd really work on bass= string splicing, if I was you in that situation.   It= isn't perfect either, but will usually sound better than a= universal.   Personally, I'd try to see if I can= get the damper to work adequately with the one string (double= string unison) and order the string and install the next= service.   Tough call no matter what.<BR><BR>David= I.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;= PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid;= PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Matthew Todd= <TODDPIANOWORKS@YAHOO.COM><BR>To: Pianotech= <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 18:33:54 -0700= (PDT)<BR>Subject: Re: Spinet Bass String<BR><BR> <DIV align=left>I was just talking about replacing a few.  I= did not realize that customs don't cost that much more than= universals.  So, let me ask you....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What if you are replacing a bass string in a clients piano= say 50 miles away.  You have your regular service= charge.  So when you go and get the old string out you must= make another service call once you have the duplicate string= back.  That sounds a lot more expensive to me.  Plus= the extra charge for the distance.  I don't get where a= custom string is not that much more cost than a universal. = Especially since I would also add the charges for the shipping= to and from the factory to get the string, etc.  What are= your price differences between a single universal and custom= string replacement?  I am still working with setting= prices, so maybe I am missing a lot, but I would like to know= what.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks!<BR>Matthew<BR><BR><B><I>Avery Todd= <avery1@houston.rr.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT:= 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Matthew,<BR><BR>All the= responses I've read notwithstanding, I got the impression= <BR>from your post that<BR>you were going to be replacing an= entire set of bass strings? Did I <BR>read you wrong?<BR><BR>If= a set, yes, definitely remove the action with all warnings= <BR>necessary to the customer.<BR>If only one or two, use the= safety pin method someone mentioned. It's <BR>a great way= to<BR>replace one/two on any vertical. But universals????? :-(= :-( :-( They <BR>don't cost all<BR>"that" much to have them= duplicated and you'll probably make up the <BR>difference in= the<BR>time saved from unwinding, cutting to length, etc.= JMO.<BR><BR>Avery<BR><BR>At 12:51 PM 7/9/05, you= wrote:<BR>>Hello all,<BR>><BR>>I will be practicing= bass string replacement on a spinet (using <BR>>universal= strings). Is it necessary to take the action out like I= <BR>>would in a upright, or ca! n I just go for= it?<BR>><BR>>Thanks!<BR>><BR>>Matthew<BR>><BR>&gt= ;__________________________________________________<BR>>Do You= Yahoo!?<BR>>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam= protection= around<BR>>http://mail.yahoo.com<BR><BR>_____________________= __________________________<BR>pianotech list info:= https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <HR SIZE=1> <A= href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTE0bG4ybmRjBF9TAzk1OTQ5N= jM2BHNlYwNtYWlsdGFnBHNsawNhdWN0aW9ucw--/SIG=10vb8ief1/**http://au= ctions.yahoo.com/">Sell on Yahoo! Auctions </A>- No fees. Bid on= great items. </DIV></BODY></HTML>