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Julia, <br>
That is more likely to be the strings. There is a discussion
further back in the archives about removing the strings, wrapping them
about a glass coke bottle to break the crud and washing them with
acetone/or other. General consensus was that for a permanent fix,
new strings last longer.<br><br>
Hearing more than my share of old tubby base strings,<br>
Andrew<br><br>
At 03:05 PM 4/23/2004 -0400, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font size=2>greetings,<br><br>
When
the bass hammers of a particular turn of the century upright are played
they sound "tubby", a very "round" dull sound. Would
these hammers be a candidate for hardening solution or is it the strings'
quality? I think it is the hammers because the bass hammers have hardly
any grooves and show little wear.<br>
Suggestions?<br><br>
Julia Gottchall,<br>
Reading, PA</font><font face="arial"> </font></blockquote></body>
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