<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>Is there anything practical to be done to the = strings on this new piano, in the customer's home?  I've heard white Scotchbrite = pads can remove corrosion, or fine steel wool (rinsed in lacquer thinner first to = remove oil)...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Rochester, MN</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 13, 2004 = 10:50 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Puzzler: instant = rust (the answer)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2 = PTSIZE="10">In a message dated 2/13/04 8:12:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, <A href="mailto:mwisner@earthlink.net">mwisner@earthlink.net</A> = writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">Shampooed the rug.</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=3 PTSIZE="12" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" = BACK="#ffffff"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial = color=#000000 size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" BACK="#ffffff"><BR>Mark, = <BR><BR>I've got to give this one to you, though it isn't exact.   <BR><BR>When I = spoke with the owner and asked a few questions, she said that she does indeed = have the cement floor (with radiant heating) wet-mopped weekly.  I'd be = willing to bet that it's far more convenient for the cleaners to allow the floor = to dry itself than to dry it by hand.  And as a bonus, it creates that = nice tropical environment...:-} <BR><BR>The floor will be dry-mopped from = here on in, and other measures will be taken as well.   <BR><BR>Thanks = for your answers and many suggestions.  As always, this list is a = veritable fount of knowledge! <BR><BR>Dave S. = <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>