<!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 6.00.2719.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Baoli,, It's one of the Protek = products. It's generally used as a center pin lube, but the CLP refers to "cleaner, = lubricant, and protectant". It'll clean up and apply a protective coating to the = wire. </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=baoli_liu@yahoo.com = href="mailto:baoli_liu@yahoo.com">baoli liu</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> Tuesday, August 27, 2002 = 11:36 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: prepaired concert piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Thank you Kevin,<BR>What CLP = Means?<BR><BR>Baoli<BR><BR>--- "Kevin E. Ramsey" <<A href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A>> wrote:<BR>>     First of all, Demand, and I = mean demand!, that<BR>> the performer wash his/her hands the same way = a<BR>> surgeon would before touching the strings. Secondly,<BR>> if you're = going to try to clean the strings<BR>> afterwards, the plain wire I would = probably rub with<BR>> a cloth with a very little amount of CLP on = it. On<BR>> the wound strings, you're really going after the<BR>> = high points on the windings, because you can't<BR>> really get your = fingers anywhere else, and I might<BR>> be tempted to rub them with a cloth = that has some<BR>> solvent like alcohol on it. Not sopping wet, = you<BR>> don't want any liquid getting into the windings,<BR>> just barely = damp to the feel.  Use quick back a<BR>> forth motions with very = little pressure. <BR>>     That's how I'd do it, = anyway. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>   ----- Original Message ----- <BR>>   From: baoli liu <BR>>   To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> = <BR>>   Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 9:51 AM<BR>>   Subject: = prepaired concert piano<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>   Hi list,<BR>> <BR>>   a pianoist is going to play some morden music next<BR>>   week on one of our concert pianos,he is going = to<BR>> plug<BR>>   the stings by fingers.<BR>> <BR>>   I know some technicians sugested to shift another<BR>>   piano(usually older one) for prepaired pianoist.I<BR>> am<BR>>   thinking the possibility to = clean the strings<BR>> after<BR>>   the concert.For me, = cleaning strings is easier<BR>> than<BR>>   moving concert = pianos around.<BR>> <BR>>   my question is what is the best = way to clean<BR>> strings?<BR>> <BR>>   Thanks!<BR>> <BR>>   Baoli<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>   __________________________________________________<BR>>   = Do You Yahoo!?<BR>>   Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes<BR>>   <A href="http://finance.yahoo.com">http://finance.yahoo.com</A><BR>> = <BR><BR><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do = You Yahoo!?<BR>Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes<BR><A = href="http://finance.yahoo.com">http://finance.yahoo.com</A></BLOCKQUOT= E></BODY></HTML>