The only strings that ever break when tuning a piano to A 440 are the bad ones that needed replacing anyway. What's the big deal about broken strings ? Except everyone that I have the misfortune of following behind, did a sloppy job of replacement ; wrong size wire, inappropriate pin height, coils not together,coils overlapping,bad becket,wrong hitch pin,damaged pinblock,etc. Why do tuners STEAL broken bass strings? Just leave it in the piano so a technician has something to either repair or take measurements from for duplication. Opps, sorry I've ranted way off subject. Joseph D Gotta RPT
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