Dead bass strings

[John Baird]

Three years ago I restrung the bass on a Kawai UST-6. It was a piano that I
had no prior experience with, but the customer said the bass suddenly went
dead. I inquired about the possibility of any sprays such as furniture
polish or WD-40 getting on the strings. They didn't think so. I did not ask
about fumes, but the question is now on the customer's card and will be
asked next time.

John Baird

----- Original Message -----
From: "ted simmons" <ted@yourlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: Dead bass strings


> The piano is a Kawai UST-7 console.  I have had experience with certain
> fumes contaminating bass strings.  The most well-known is WD-40, which
> definitely kills bass strings.  I had an occasion where a customer used a
> spray wax on his piano and the bass strings went dead.  The wax wasn't
> sprayed on the strings, just on the case.  Yet the strings died.  Had to
be
> fumes causing that.
>
> Ted Simmons