bass string rust

[Wimblees@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 9/30/00 9:01:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
charly_tuner@hotmail.com writes:

<< Each and every 
 bass string, (from AO to the end of the first break only), were ENCRUSTED 
 with so much rust, that they literally would snap like pretzels. The rust 
 was present ONLY above the hitch pins, and before the bridge, exactly at the 
 point where the string cloth was interwoven. So it seems that, somehow, the 
 rust resulted in some way from this red cloth, which was dry as a bone, and 
 to the owner's knowledge, never wet, or exposed to water. Any guesses as to 
 what could have caused this deterioration? I'm wondering if there could have 
 been a chemical reaction caused by the cloth.
 
 Terry Peterson >>


A mouse ran accros the red felt, and the moisture from the urine attacked the 
strings. It is best to remove the flet, and clean the strings.

Willem