I just did an extensive house call on a 1941 Knabe, 5'4". After removing the bass strings from the hitch pins, and running them through the Defubbomizer, I took my gray "Scotch-Brite" pad ( or was it 0000 steel wool ?) and started to polish. But, after the first 2 strings, a "birdie" told me not to! Then I flushed them with brake part cleaner, hooked them back up, and pulled to pitch. The 2 I polished were noticeably duller in tone. ( So I gave the customer a discount. ) Was it what I used, or will ANY polishing of bass strings harm the tone ??? I won't do any more, until certain. Peace, Thump ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/
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