Hi Bob, I coat most brass parts too, but when it comes to string terminations, I'm pretty sure that the strings will scrape off any relevant finish during the stringing process. :( Jude Reveley, RPT Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC Lowell, Massachusetts (978) 323-4545 ----- Original Message ----- From: ITUNEPIANO at aol.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 7:42 AM Subject: Re: Counter-bearing drag In a message dated 8/7/2007 10:10:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, juderev at verizon.net writes: Why brass? It is so soft, will get marred by the strings and eventually tarnish? I always coat brass with a clear sealer before stringing to slow down any future discoloration. Bob Maret, RPT Central Florida ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070808/f5cb5c47/attachment.html
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