dead Bass strings/why?

[Hrschm@aol.com]

I recently took over the tuning job for a small college. The last guy who had
the job had stocked up on spare sets of bass strings for several of the
pianos and stored them hanging on a rack in the storage room. They may have
been there as long as ten years I do not know but they are quite tarnished.
When I went to use one i found it to be as dull and tubby sounding as they
get. Trying others I found all I tried to be this way. Can Bass strings go
bad or "die" just by sitting around unused? Can They be revived ? Has anyone
else had this experience?







































































































































































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