<HTML> In a message dated 10/26/03 3:16:59 AM, michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk writes:<= BR> <BLOCKQUOTE CITE STYLE="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">to use the old string= by simply loosening off its companion, straightening out the old string whe= re it had been on the hitch, and threading it up to the old wrest-pin and tu= ning up. I find that when doing this the tonal quality stays the same and th= ey don't stretch like a replacement new string. </BLOCKQUOTE> hello michael I'm thinking you're referring to re-useing a Broken string in this context, = am I right ? BTW, this stringing dept. at conway was even more surreal since= they also used pneumatic hammers mounted on swing arms, and the strung back= s were laid on a forty-five degree angle fixture. and this just a week after= I toured Aeolian, whose stringers were scarily bad ! Glenn C.</HTML>