In a message dated 9/30/00 9:01:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time, charly_tuner@hotmail.com writes: << Each and every bass string, (from AO to the end of the first break only), were ENCRUSTED with so much rust, that they literally would snap like pretzels. The rust was present ONLY above the hitch pins, and before the bridge, exactly at the point where the string cloth was interwoven. So it seems that, somehow, the rust resulted in some way from this red cloth, which was dry as a bone, and to the owner's knowledge, never wet, or exposed to water. Any guesses as to what could have caused this deterioration? I'm wondering if there could have been a chemical reaction caused by the cloth. Terry Peterson >> A mouse ran accros the red felt, and the moisture from the urine attacked the strings. It is best to remove the flet, and clean the strings. Willem
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