Brighten old strings

[John Ross]

When you say brighten, do you mean looks or tone?
They can be brightened somewhat by loosening, removing from the bottom, and
winding a loop around a dowel, or something, and moving the loop up and
down. When you put it back on, put a twist in, in the direction, that will
tighten the winding.
Some people remove them, and beat them on the floor, then replace them with
the twist.
As to longevity, of this, I don't know. I now suggest new strings,
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: Brighten old strings


> "How do you brighten up old steel strings?"
>
> Either with an abrasive eraser (I have also heard steel wool or the new
> synthetic abrasive pads work well) or replace with new steel.
>
> "And how about old, dark wound strings?"
>
> Replace with new shiny copper-covered strings. I do not believe there is
any
> good way to clean up an old wound string.
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "jason kanter" <jkanter@rollingball.com>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 11:33 AM
> Subject: Brighten old strings
>
>
> > How do you brighten up old steel strings? I learned  in 1970-71 to rub
> them
> > with Polita, but it always seemed slightly destructive to me. And how
> about
> > old, dark wound strings? I learned to use steel wool. What's the best
> > practice now?
> >
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