<!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 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Robert</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>IF the strings are rusting on that = S&S "M" and you're going to restring it - go the whole hog and replace the lot. = There's not a frantic increase in the cost to the client and it will look so - much = - better.... Not only that, you can rest assured that the new bass = covereds aren't likely to break in the near future - unlike those recycled ones. Anyway = the bass strings are usually the first to be replaced because they degrade so = much more than the metals.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael = G.(UK)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>