<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 3/7/2006 2:59:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, thetuner@ivories52.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial size=2>This activity on the pins, agraffe's and the plain wire strings didn't bother me so much but I had some serious doubts as to whether this was a good idea for the wound bass strings.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#400040>Scotch brite pads would be a better choice with less shedding of wool fibers.</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#400040 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Randy Mangus<BR>Mangus Piano Service<BR>140 Atkinson Ave.<BR>Wheeling, WV 26003</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>