Just my speculation...<br>Particles of steel wool or Scotch-Brite embedding in the windings?? You forced them in AFTER defubbomizing, then tried to simply rinse them off, but they're forced in. <br>Just my speculation...
<br><br>Paul Bruesch<br>Stillwater, MN<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/27/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">gordon stelter</b> <<a href="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com">lclgcnp@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I just did an extensive house call on a 1941 Knabe,<br>5'4". After removing the bass strings from the hitch<br>pins, and running them through the Defubbomizer, I<br>took my gray "Scotch-Brite" pad ( or was it 0000 steel
<br>wool ?) and started to polish. But, after the first 2<br>strings, a "birdie" told me not to! Then I flushed<br>them with brake part cleaner, hooked them back up, and<br>pulled to pitch. The 2 I polished were noticeably
<br>duller in tone. ( So I gave the customer a discount. )<br> Was it what I used, or will ANY polishing of bass<br>strings harm the tone ??? I won't do any more, until<br>certain.<br> Peace,<br> Thump<br>
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