Verdigris on Bass Strings & Hammer Heads

Conrad Hoffsommer hoffsoco at luther.edu
Wed May 31 10:48:36 MDT 2006


At 12:21 PM 5/31/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>List.  What cleaner works best on removing verdigris from bass strings 
>(grand), at the strike point,
>and the crud is also on the hammer heads.  I looked through all my filed 
>list discussions on the
>subject and could not find "for bass strings".  Don't want to ruin the 
>copper.
>Did find suggestions on using brake cleaner and starter fluid, but would 
>appreciate a sure thing
>on this question.
>Many thanks up-front.
>Gordon Holley


I hate to be flippant, but the only SURE thing is replacement.  You may get 
lucky with some sort of better living through chemistry, but I know that 
_MY_ kind of luck would produce dead strings which would need replacing 
anyway...




Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician
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- Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.



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