[CAUT] Bass string question

[Ron Nossaman]

> I'm rebuilding a "26 Steinway M and I just received my bass strings. 
>  I'm not going to get to that part of it for some time(like a month or 
> two). Question is; Is it bad for the strings to stay coiled up in the 
> box, or should I get them out and hang them straight of lay them down 
> straight? I usually get strings right when I need them and never thought 
> about it until now.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Paul T. Williams RPT

I'd take them out of the box, leave them in the plastic, and 
hang them.
Ron N