....still wondering what a Defubbomizer is....

[gordon stelter]

Stick with a  couple of groved wheels on one end (
small, about 1" diameter, 2" apart--nylon wheels from
lumber yard for sliding doors work great )  Put string
between wheels in "s" curve, push stick back and
forth. I push-pull about 20 times. String becomes
noticeably more flexible.
     Thump


 
--- stuka at mindspring.com wrote:

> 
> ....?
> 
> -----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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >       
>
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