<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">John, These are more than fingerprints.
However, I like the idea of the blue shop towels rather that 0000 steel
wool. The finish is 75 years old. I think I'll try the Simple Green
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I'll let you all know how it turns out.
BTW I used the Arledge bass strings with Wally Brooks natural felt
hammers and I couldn't be more pleased! :>) What clarity and power.
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Thanks everyone for the help! </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Getting a little less "green"
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<br><font size=2><tt>>I use warm dish soap water with paper towels to
remove oily finger <br>
>prints, followed by a light "rinse" with water and paper
towel, <br>
>followed by drying, with paper towels. All motion is done with the
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>"grain" of the finish with SOFT paper towels. I prefer BOUNTY
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>John Minor<br>
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The blue Shop Towels are great for this, too. Very strong, yet very soft.<br>
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Jeff Farris<br>
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School of Music<br>
UT Austin<br>
mailto; jfarris@mail.utexas.edu<br>
512-471-0158<br>
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