<!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 6.00.2800.1476" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dale said,</FONT></DIV> <DIV>I was told by my bass string maker that this spot on both pianos = is  too <BR>long for bichords"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dale, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And, of course, these bass string = makers are manufacturers, Scale Designers & Rebuilders? B.S. Unless they are in = direct contact with each piano of question, they ought to keep that stuff to themselves, IMO! Of course, there are a few string makers that have = fullfilled the criteria and can give good advice, but each piano is an entity unto = itself, warts and all. The correction of warts is what most of us do. Sheesh!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>