[/COLOR]it all still comes down to how long is that farkin string....:Chin:
restorations are not cheap for quality but in saying that you can do them to a budget for a decent quality finish if you can do the work and you know what your looking at...
i taught myself starting 35 years ago when i was broke and parts were cheap...[/QUOTE]

I have no idea on the price of parts and agree that this thread is very helpfull to the normal person, like myself. but
to answer the always asked and rarely answered question about the length of string, i can help with.
It is definately and without question, positively, no arguements,

"DOUBLE HALF ITS LENGTH" :Chin::errf: