<HTML>In a message dated 5/22/03 1:45:58 PM Central Daylight= Time, collin.s@skynet.be writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Hello world. Now that we are here, with such fantastic feed back from all over the planet= , does someone have a good trick for accurately measuring string length ?&nb= sp; I know this may sound stupid, but I am always astonished by good ideas t= hat may come through. Regards. Stéphane Collin. </BLOCKQUOTE> Why would you want to measure string length? It's the thickness that is impo= rtant. The length is predetermined in the piano, from Vbar, or agraffs, to t= he bridge. (Unless you're rebuilding the piano, of course). Wim </HTML>