<!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 6.00.6001.18023" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Use them as replacements, on clunkers, where the other bass strings are lousy as well.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>You know the type of piano that was given or bought for $200.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Just to keep them going, till they can afford another one.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Yes, there are some people that can't afford anything better for a while.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </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=toddpianoworks@att.net href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">Matthew Todd</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> Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:17 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Universal Bass String Question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I ran across some universal bass strings I purchased from Schaff about five years ago.  Some of them have rust on one or two windings here and there.  It's not too bad.  There are a few with a lot more than the minimal rust, so I will probably just chuck those.  Just wondering if I can salvage any of them for use.  A few of the strings have the rust at the beginning of the windings so I will probably be discarding that section anyway when I fit the string in the piano.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Can I still use the ones with small blotches of rust here and there?  Or better yet, is there anyway I can clean them up?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks!</DIV> <DIV>Matthew</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>