LOL!!! I was a bass player for years. Never heard of this, but it doesn't surprise me. We bass players are a weird bunch. The only musicians that are weirder are the drummers. Beware, some bass player probably told you he boiled his strings on a bet with a drummer to see if you'd actually do it - pianists are generally found to be pretty gullible. <G> ;-) Gerry -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of John Dorr Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 9:48 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Cleaning bass strings Hi all, I read somewhere about electric bass players who boil their strings when they get too grimy and they want to brighten up their tone. I wondered if anyone had ever tried that on piano bass (wound) strings? I've also wondered from time to time if it would be possible to clean bass strings with ultra-sound. Anybody know? I am aware of the technique of running an overhand loop up and down a tubby-sounding string, and of giving the string a twist. I'd love to hear anybody else's tips on restoring at least some of the tone to old strings. Not all my customers can afford a re-stringing job. Thanks, John _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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