<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3>Is this a joke? Shirley, you jest.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Ok, just in case, let's get serious...... new strings?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Who are you ...... or maybe I know why you didn't = sign your name!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=FIXPIANOS@aol.com href="mailto:FIXPIANOS@aol.com">FIXPIANOS@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 16, = 2004 6:53 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Polishing bass = strings</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Scotch-Brite pads work well to remove major tarnish from bass = strings, but they scratch the copper.  So, how can you make them shiny again?  Obviously I don't want to use a liquid like Brasso or = Tarn-X or anything that will leave a residue.  Are there any polishing = cloths that will do the trick.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Any thoughts or suggestions?</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>