while the job looks neat, the cut wires ran a chill up my spine...
we strive to NOT cut the wires and leave ourselves "on a short leash", plus trying to resolder the wires to the pins is difficult with 30 years of oxidation and a finish that was not intended for soldering. Plus the wire insulation melts (without precautions), making it look, well, unprofessional.
When we can't get enough slack by unstringing the bundles, we desolder the pins from the boards leaving the wraps intact.
There ARE some pin types that won't unsolder gracefully, but those dual fork mounts are not the norm (sx-1010 audio boards, sx-1050 psu etc)
Usually we can gain enough slack to work by unstringing...