Adding a little shine

Robert Goodale rrg@unlv.edu
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 15:25:34 -0800


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Wow- major successful experiment today.  Have you ever had a half way =
decent old piano that you wanted to put a little polish on?  You know, =
make it look good for a potential buyer.  Some of this is easy.  Touch =
up the case, vacuum it real good, clean the sound board, clean up the =
keys.  Maybe the piano sounds and plays nice after some hammer reshaping =
and regulation, but AUGH!!  Those dirty bass strings look horrible!  You =
will never get a decent price out of this thing no matter how good it =
sounds and plays.  No fear...

Today I tried something different.  I used a Dremel tool with a wire =
brush,  (one of those little round ones).  I put the machine on a slow =
speed and headed for the bass strings.  With little effort the old =
copper glowed like new again!  I'm not kidding, like a new set of bass =
strings!  Of course you can't get to the bottom side very easily and the =
procedure won't cure a set of dead strings, but as for cosmetic =
enhancement this is the ticket!

Rob Goodale, RPT
Las Vegas, NV

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