<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY>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.. david i. <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;= PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid;= PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: Matthew Todd= <TODDPIANOWORKS@YAHOO.COM> To: Pianotech= <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> Received: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 14:27:25 -0700= (PDT) Subject: Bass String Replacement <DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT:= 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> I am planning to practice universal bass string= replacing tonight on my practice piano, and can some of you give= me step by step procedures on this?  I am taking Potter's= course, but I don't think he has this included! I have several strings that I will be working with tonight,= and I need backup on everything from unwinding the copper= winding to everything involved with this. Thanks! Matthew</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> __________________________________________________ Do You= Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam= protection around http://mail.yahoo.com= </DIV></BODY></HTML>