Why NOT to polish bass strings.......

[Afinador Oi]

The brazilian process:
Our process to recondition the beauty of bass strings is:
1 - To condition the Bass strings in a pipe of pvc;
2 - To full the pipe with thinner to initiate the cleanness;
3 - To remove thinner and to full with the "clean Brass"  (Limpa latão) (an 
acid one has led that the dirt of the not ferrous metal will remove all and 
will leave a glossy aspect but, however ultraclean 
http://www.quimatic.com.br/limpa_latao.htm);
 4 - To burnish dry with the sponges Norton N. 4 and 5. 5 -
To install in the piano with 2 or three turns.
We in such a way carry through this process to one 5 years with extreme 
success of noise beauty how much. String can use "bass machine to burnish 
the dry one", since that it has possibility to arrest the tip without 
kneading.
Been thankful.
Motta
Brazil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 10:03 PM
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
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