<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Gen=
eva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2">to be more specific, I am not concerned=
at present with string breakage, just damage to the bass strings, or to the=
bridge, etc. <BR>
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with that in mind, is it safe for the strings re damage (loss of tone, damag=
e to the wrap etc), bridge etc to be pulled 40 or 50 cents above normal pitc=
h? 10 cents above?<BR>
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peter<BR>
rpt</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE=
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