...Defubbomizer...? -----Original Message----- >From: gordon stelter <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> >Sent: Jun 27, 2007 9:03 PM >To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> >Subject: Why NOT to polish bass strings....... > >I just did an extensive house call on a 1941 Knabe, >5'4". After removing the bass strings from the hitch >pins, and running them through the Defubbomizer, I >took my gray "Scotch-Brite" pad ( or was it 0000 steel >wool ?) and started to polish. But, after the first 2 >strings, a "birdie" told me not to! Then I flushed >them with brake part cleaner, hooked them back up, and >pulled to pitch. The 2 I polished were noticeably >duller in tone. ( So I gave the customer a discount. ) > Was it what I used, or will ANY polishing of bass >strings harm the tone ??? I won't do any more, until >certain. > Peace, > Thump > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Need a vacation? Get great deals >to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. >http://travel.yahoo.com/
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