Thanks for all the feedback. At this point I imagine the rewards won't outweigh the effort, especially since we are talking about removing different types of contaminates in guitar strings vs. piano strings. -John Parham > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Cleaning bass strings > From: "Joe Goss" <imatunr at srvinet.com> > Date: Thu, March 24, 2011 11:54 pm > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > > > Hi > I would think that one would want to bring the pot you are using to a hard > boil just prior to removing the strings so that all of the water on the > strings would flash off. > Too much work for me with not much in the way of assured success. > Would never try it on a customers piano. However we have one gent in our > area who makes a living turning around old beaters. Humm > Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT > imatunr at srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <johnparham at piano88.com> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 9:19 PM > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Cleaning bass strings > > > I recently visited a music store in Hickory and spoke to some musicians > who have been playing guitar for over 30 years, so they're borderline > "seasoned veterans." They have friends who insist that boiling guitar > bass strings rejuvenate the wound strings. They asked me if it works on > bass strings in a piano. I told them no, mainly because extended life > on a guitar means another week or two of playing; extended life on a > piano means another 10 years. After 10 years, rust can consume a set of > piano strings. > > Since that conversation I have revisited that question several times in > my mind. > > Has anyone ever tried boiling bass strings on a piano? If you boiled > them you would have to 1)thoroughly dry them before putting them on the > piano, and/or 2) lubricate them to make sure they did not rust. > > -John Parham > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: [pianotech] Cleaning bass strings > > From: lee innocent <ljinno at googlemail.com> > > Date: Thu, March 24, 2011 10:21 am > > To: pianotech at ptg.org > > > > > > Hello again, > > I am also interested in the different methods used to clean up bass > > strings > > whilst in the piano. Working on a piano, customer doesnt want it > > restrung, > > They sound reasonable, but I would be interested in cleaning them up to > > see > > if there is a noticable improvement and also, for a visual improvemnt. > > Thanks > > Lee
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