Hi Dave, I'm not sure what you mean by "mechanism bottoming out". I remember that the hooks in the bass section were a bit larger than in the tenor section and, especially, longer with more thread on the shaft. I don't remember problems with stretching. I started the stringing at the tenor end, so I pretty much had the hang of it by the time I got the bass strings in the mail. I remember measuring the strings very carefully, so that after tying the string to the hook I had about 1/8" to put the end loop on the hitch pin. On a few strings, I came real close and had to use a little vise-grip and tug hard to get the string to stretch the extra 1/ 16" in order for it to slip on the hitch pin. This was over 15 years ago, so I don't remember the precise lengths needed to go around the hook, but if memory serves me right, the string goes in the hole of the hook (leaving about 1/4" on the other side of the hook, to be bent towards the keyboard) then towards the bridges, around the groove, then back towards the keyboard, around the second groove, and off to the bridge. Make sure the turns are tight and flat. This will reduce string stretching later on. BTW, be extremely careful of the brass comb-like array that holds the hooks in a neat line. The pins on those things break like dry matches. If too many of these break off or, worse, if many break in the same area, you will have to use needle nose pliers to hold the hook and prevent it from rotating as you tune. Fair enough if only a few break, but a big time hassle othrwise. Regards, Jean-Jacques Granas Warsaw PS to list. How do I get my messages to appear where they ought on the tree? Beats me... :-( ---------------------------------------------------- Najtańszy KREDYT MIESZKANIOWY w Polsce! 100 tys. zł już od 333 zł miesięcznie! Oprocentowanie od 1,24% w CHF. Wystarczy wypełnić formularz aby poznać swoją ratę! -> Kliknij: http://klik.wp.pl/?adr=http%3A%2F%2Fadv.reklama.wp.pl%2Fas%2Fof1.html&sid=361
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