bass rotor belt on 860

[Jeff Conlin <jconli1@gl.umbc.edu>]

Something bad happened, and I don't know how or why. Basically, the bass
rotor belt (actually, string) appears to have stretched out so far that
now there is too much slack between the motor and the rotor, and there
isn't enough friction to turn the rotor. 

With the compact, tightly arranged cabinet of the 860, it doesn't seem to
be an easy fix, either. Does anyone have any suggestions / quick fixes /
solutions that won't require complete disassembly? If I do have to take
the beast apart, where can I find the proper replacement belt (string)?

This 860 is looking less and less like the Holy Grail I originally
believed it to be. No one said it would be easy. Nothing worthwhile ever
is...

TIA,
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Jeff Conlin
XB2/860  CV/DR20  Fender P-bass