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

[Kazuo Yoshizaki]

The Japanese method is to loosen a string (about one full turn of a
tuning pin), blow the note with FFF, then put the pitch back to
normal. In my experience, this works better than the roling method.

Yoshi

On 6/28/07, William Benjamin <pianoboutique at comcast.net> wrote:
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> If you turn and role bass strings it will break the corrosion off a bit and
> they will be noticeably cleaner.   Don't role too tight as it will cause
> false waves.
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> William
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