<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV>Ok, you've had your fun. Now kindly lower yourselves to my level and re= spond to an honest question by an RPT with over 30 years of experience. Know= ing my name won't help you answer my question.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm talking about new or new-ish strings with some discoloration due to= someone's fingers straying where they shouldn't, as well as brightening-up = those strings that don't need to be replaced yet.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>By the way, under my care is a Steinway "D" that came from the factory = (in other words "brand-spanking new") with some sort of oxidation running ac= ross 6-8 strings. It looks as though someone took a sweaty hand and just wip= ed it across them.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And who among us hasn't left fingerprints on a newly-installed set of b= ass strings?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Or perhaps technicians at your level don't do that sort of thing.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ouch !!!!!!</DIV></BODY></HTML>