<!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 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List.  What cleaner works best on removing verdigris from bass strings (grand), at the strike point, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and the crud is also on the hammer heads.  I looked through all my filed list discussions on the<BR>subject and could not find "for bass strings".  Don't want to ruin the copper.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Did find suggestions on using brake cleaner and starter fluid, but would appreciate a sure thing</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>on this question.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many thanks up-front.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gordon Holley</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Goshen, Indiana</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Indiana Chap 467</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>