> I've also replaced quite a few sets over the years without letting down > the tension on the rest of it. Never a problem. Always on uprights though. > I've never done just bass strings on a grand. > > Avery Over the years I've routinely done this on fine-quality grands, too, with no problem other than that the tuning of the treble strings gets thrown out of whack quite a bit. Also, I don't remove the old strings until the new ones are in hand and ready to install. I guess if you really wanted to play it safe you could do just half at a time. One-at-a-time seems need- lessly tedious and slow, but maybe I've just been lucky over the years. Les Smith lessmith@buffnet.net
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