You will want to take the tension down somewhat so that the plate won't be stressed in any undesired directions. Once the strings are cut you can still break the beckets with a becket breaker. I suppose it would be possible to break them first and then cut the strings. Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV David Love wrote: > I am curious about this procedure. Do you take the tension down first? Can > you take the tension down, break the beckets, pull the tuning pins, and then > cut the strings with the dremel? Or do you need the tension in order for > the dremel to cut effectively?
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