<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>HI Michael,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Admission I shouldn't make: this didn't even occur to me.  I know = how to tie the durned things, too.  I did it before I took the technical un= til I was blue in the fingers....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks for the reminder,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks for the reminder!In a message dated 10/3/2005 10:41:28 AM Pacifi= c Standard Time, michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000080 size= =2> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Yes, Dave,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">That was some d= ay for you. I always try to repair broken bass strings whenever possible, even if= it means cutting back the windings on the speaking length and making my gnott= there. I find it works for maybe the knot replaces the missing mass of cop= per. I did that on one-of-a-pair of bass strings in an old Bluthner upright (vertical) and there was no mis-match – isn’t that somethi= ng? As for treble pairs – again I try repair by “pulling it round”. = Of course this can only be done if the break occurs at the wrest pin (sorry, tuning pin). I keep the string on the hitch by using a mini vise-clamp or even a surgical clamp (J= oe G <G> gave it another name, but I’ve forgotten). My light freq= uently comes from a torch held in the teeth! Yummy!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards from th= e failing light of a cloudy evening in The Village.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>= </P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Michael G.(UK)</SPAN></FONT></P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>