It looks like the wax is all on the surface. Chip it off. Don't get it hot! Try a can of spray, the one that are used to supercool the skin. I think the wax might chip right off when very cold. Also try cleaners (naptha) on a spot to see if it will dissolve the wax and wash it away. Richard Oliver Snelson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 2:57 PM Subject: Re: wax removal > 1:) Remove strings > 2:) boil them in water > 3:) change water > 4:) boil them again > 5:) dry off strings > 6:) replace strings > 7:) retune. > > RicB > > Don wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>Any one have any ideas on how to remove wax from bass strings without >>destroying them in the process? >> > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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