Hi Carl, Most likely the strings are toast. Sounds like WD40 or coke. Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Teplitski" <koko99@shaw.ca> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 6:34 PM Subject: bass strings > Recently tuned a console model piano with very " buzzy bass " strings. > Looking it over, > I noticed that something like coke was obviously sprayed everywhere , > including > the hammers, dampers, and strings. Piano is in a church auditorium > setting where > young people gather to play basketball, lunch, and study. The buzz is > very metalic, > like the windings are loose. Tried to twist a couple with no success. > Wondering if the coke may be the culpirt. Also wondering if there is a > way to clean same, > as the possibilty of replacing these strings is remote. ( not all > strings buzz, but randomly ) ???? > I have heard of the possibility of sandblasting to clean , but don't > know. > Would it be hazardous to take the bass strings off without lowering the > tension on the rest of the piano? > > Carl / Winnipeg > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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