[CAUT] Bowing piano strings?

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

A440A at aol.com wrote:
> <<  I think that rosin is probably not too good for bass strings, what do you think?<<'

>        Greetings, 
>        I think anything is not too good for bass strings!  Bass strings go 
> dead with the least amount of contamination.  I have seen one drop of Coke kill 
> a bass string, so maybe they should think of shoe-shining it with something 
> that doesn't come off. 
>  > Ed Foote RPT 


In the interest of fair play, will they also be playing the violin with 
bass hammers - preferably petrified (but rosin applied to the striking 
surface)?

Getting ANY substance into the windings is abuse.

If they really want to bow a bass string, first they should get a wash 
tub and a 2x4...


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