<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2><B>Subject:</B> Re: Polishing bass = strings<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> The strings it has do not = tarnish or can be polished by me. :>)</FONT></DIV> <DIV>James Grebe<BR><SPAN class=625262813-19112004><FONT = face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=625262813-19112004><FONT face=Arial = color=#0000ff size=2>A customer was given a "restored" Steinway A by his aunt and wanted = to impress her with the fine care he was lavishing on it.  = Brasso worked very well to brighten All the strings, but..."now the bass = sounds dead."   Not able to replace the strings before Auntie = arrived, he and friends covered the sound board with plastic, then many = layers of newsprint and scrubbed the strings with paint thinner, followed by air = drying with the vacuum cleaner's discharge.</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> After 5-6 hours of sweat and tears, the = strings came back to life...probably a 90% improvement, and they never damaged or = soiled the dampers or action.  Auntie was pleased with the care (but = never heard about the string thing).   Personally, I'd go with the new strings.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=625262813-19112004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN = class=625262813-19112004><FONT size=2>Paul C</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=2><SPAN class=625262813-19112004> </SPAN><SPAN = class=625262813-19112004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><BR></DIV></= BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>