<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Yes, that may be true, but they would never sound as good as new strings. if you're going through all that trouble to remove the old strings, boil, clean and re-install, it just doesn't make sense to me to not just install new string. I question all that labor to install old strings with questionable lifespan.<div>My .02 cents.</div><div><br><div>
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<br><div><div>On Mar 27, 2011, at 11:32 PM, David Lawson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Can I have my two pennies worth? I have on many occasions removed the bass strings and boiled up a 20 litre (5 gallon) pot, and included a mild soap, (not detergent), and boiled them for about 15 minutes. I remove them and hang them up immediately. The water evaporates straight away and the strings no longer have the verdi greece attached to the copper. I then take every string and rub them with a medium steel wool. I find pretty much each time that the result is a much better tone.<br>David Lawson OZ<br>----- Original Message ----- From: <<a href="mailto:johnparham@piano88.com">johnparham@piano88.com</a>><br>To: <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br>Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 8:59 AM<br>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Cleaning bass strings<br><br><br>Thanks for all the feedback. At this point I imagine the rewards won't<br>outweigh the effort, especially since we are talking about removing<br>different types of contaminates in guitar strings vs. piano strings.<br><br>-John Parham<br><br><blockquote type="cite">-------- Original Message --------<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Subject: Re: [pianotech] Cleaning bass strings<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">From: "Joe Goss" <<a href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Date: Thu, March 24, 2011 11:54 pm<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">To: <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Hi<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I would think that one would want to bring the pot you are using to a hard<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">boil just prior to removing the strings so that all of the water on the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">strings would flash off.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Too much work for me with not much in the way of assured success.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Would never try it on a customers piano. However we have one gent in our<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">area who makes a living turning around old beaters. Humm<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">----- Original Message ----- From: <<a href="mailto:johnparham@piano88.com">johnparham@piano88.com</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">To: <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 9:19 PM<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Subject: Re: [pianotech] Cleaning bass strings<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I recently visited a music store in Hickory and spoke to some musicians<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">who have been playing guitar for over 30 years, so they're borderline<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">"seasoned veterans." They have friends who insist that boiling guitar<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">bass strings rejuvenate the wound strings. They asked me if it works on<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">bass strings in a piano. I told them no, mainly because extended life<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">on a guitar means another week or two of playing; extended life on a<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">piano means another 10 years. After 10 years, rust can consume a set of<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">piano strings.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Since that conversation I have revisited that question several times in<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">my mind.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Has anyone ever tried boiling bass strings on a piano? If you boiled<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">them you would have to 1)thoroughly dry them before putting them on the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">piano, and/or 2) lubricate them to make sure they did not rust.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-John Parham<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> -------- Original Message --------<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> Subject: [pianotech] Cleaning bass strings<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> From: lee innocent <<a href="mailto:ljinno@googlemail.com">ljinno@googlemail.com</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> Date: Thu, March 24, 2011 10:21 am<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> Hello again,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> I am also interested in the different methods used to clean up bass<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> strings<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> whilst in the piano. Working on a piano, customer doesnt want it<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> restrung,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> They sound reasonable, but I would be interested in cleaning them up to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> see<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> if there is a noticable improvement and also, for a visual improvemnt.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> Thanks<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> Lee<br></blockquote><br><br><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>