<!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 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No need to remove action for bass = string replacement on any piano (including spinet).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I find that I need to remove the action = sometimes to replace a treble or upper tenor string when the bridge pins and hitch = pin is way up behind the action. I'll just bet that some resourceful techie out = there routinely replaces these without removing the action (or maybe most of = you!). Care to share tips/techniques?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I remember when I first started tuning = pianos, I found that on many pianos - especially spinets (and most especially on = those 1970s Baldwin spinets with the super-wide fallboard) - I had to remove = the fallboard to make enough room to put mutes into the strings for tuning. = Now, of course, I think about that and wonder what the heck my problem ever was.......</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>I will be practicing bass string replacement on a spinet (using = universal strings).  Is it necessary to take the action out like I would in = a upright, or can I just go for it?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks!<BR><BR>Matthew</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>