purple strings

[Jim]

Hi Ed:

I'm not sure just what chemical environment causes strings to turn purple
but I do know that the environment can affect an entire set of Bass
strings. Back in '73 I was sent by the Baldwin Piano Co. to a town in
SE New Mexico where they mine Potash.  Something from the process was
always in the air. This particular Acrosonic had strings which were a
little darker than usual, but they were all stiff as a board. There was
no musical tone to any of them. Even tho' it was not a manufacuring
defect, the Co. sprung for a new set of Bass strings just for goodwill.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

On Thu, 3 Apr 1997 A440A@aol.com wrote:

> Greetings all,
>
>       Does anybody have an idea as to what would make a complete set of bass
> strings turn the most beautiful, dark purple?  The set is only two or three
> years old.
>      The color is so even, I must assume it was in the air, as there are no
> splash marks etc.  the piano is in a college dorm, though it is not,
> (surprisingly!) trashed.
>
> Thanks,
> Ed Foote
>