<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=windows-1250"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=204264723-18042005><FONT face=Arial>Most humbly beg = to disagree, Clodhopper, but master say many time piano made by Krapp & = Sons and been ridden hard, put up wet, kept in basement, served as condo for = 271 generations of mice, and only still exists because of local anti-dumping = and anti-burning ordinances...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=204264723-18042005><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=204264723-18042005><FONT face=Arial>Not always = worth honorable time, return trip, etc. Reasonably well matched = universal  can be just the ticky. (Or maybe just out here in the sticky where we're all a = little hicky?)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=204264723-18042005><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=204264723-18042005><FONT face=Arial>My apologees to = all of China, all Chinese people, Kung Fu enthusiasts, fans of David Gimmeabreakhedon'tevenlookChinese Carradine, and people of good taste, everywhere.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On = Behalf Of </B>David Ilvedson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 18, 2005 6:33 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Bass String Replacement<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>don't bother, ship the string to a = string maker and get it done right.   Best to replace both strings = but one duplicated will beat the heck of a universal.  I don't carry them = anymore.   I'd learn to tie a bass string as a more = practical skill..<BR><BR>david i.<BR><BR><BR> <P><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>--<BR> No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.16 - Release Date: = 04/18/2005<BR> </FONT> </P>