<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>There was a Journal article sometime in the past few years about using a rotary tool with a brass brush attachment.  Sorry, I don't have time right now to look it up--maybe someone out there could give the specifics.<br><br>Barbara Richmond, RPT<br>near Peoria, Illinois<br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "lee innocent" <ljinno@googlemail.com><br>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br>Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 9:21:31 AM<br>Subject: [pianotech] Cleaning bass strings<br><br><div>Hello again,</div> <div>I am also interested in the different methods used to clean up bass strings whilst in the piano.  Working on a piano, customer doesnt want it restrung, They sound reasonable, but I would be interested in cleaning them up to see if there is a noticable improvement and also, for a visual improvemnt.</div> <div>Thanks</div> <div>Lee</div> </div></body></html>