<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='border-top:windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:windowtext 1.0pt;border-style:none;padding:11.0pt 0in 0in 8.0pt' id=MailContainerBody leftmargin=0 topmargin=0 acc_role=text CanvasTabStop=true name="Compose message area"> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Most methods of trying to clean them will simply ruin them.  Someone probably handled them poorly during manufacture or the copper sat around a too damp environment before manufacture and started to oxidize.  If the customer is complaining and the piano is under warranty refer it to the manufacturer.  Likely they are not compromising the sound at all.  </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <div> <p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt; color:navy'>David</span></font><font size=2 color=navy><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'> Love</span></font><font size=2 color=navy><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><br> davidlovepianos@comcast.net<br> www.davidlovepianos.com</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Lou Novak<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, August 22, 2008 3:39 PM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Bass strings-</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Hello-</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>What is recommended for the cleaning of 8-10 bass strings that have slight dark discoloration?</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>These strings are on a new piano and the spots/smudges are small/short in length- </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>at present this is only a visual distraction.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Should I order new replacement strings or are there methods to clean these strings.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Thanking you in advance for your kind advice.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>-Lou</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>  </span></font></p> </div> </div> </body> </html>