<html> <body> Matthew, Just squeeze real good with needle nose pliers where you cut it off! Avery P.S. I'm SO glad I don't have to deal with that anymore! :-) At 09:01 AM 4/19/05, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I did it.  I did my first bass string last night.  I did have one question though.  After I cut the excess copper winding off with my side cutters, what can I do to make sure the new beginning of the winding around the string is snug?  I unwound both ends of the string, but the winding right where I cut is not flush around the string. Thank you guys for ALL your help! Matthew Do you Yahoo!? <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/my/navbar/sethp/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs"> Make Yahoo! your home page</a> </blockquote></body> </html>