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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> First of all, =
Demand, and I mean
demand!, that the performer wash his/her hands the same way a surgeon =
would
before touching the strings. Secondly, if you're going to try to clean =
the
strings afterwards, the plain wire I would probably rub with a cloth =
with a very
little amount of CLP on it. On the wound strings, you're really going =
after the
high points on the windings, because you can't really get your fingers =
anywhere
else, and I might be tempted to rub them with a cloth that has some =
solvent like
alcohol on it. Not sopping wet, you don't want any liquid getting into =
the
windings, just barely damp to the feel. Use quick back a forth =
motions
with very little pressure. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> That's how I'd do =
it, anyway.
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=baoli_liu@yahoo.com =
href="mailto:baoli_liu@yahoo.com">baoli liu</A>
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<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 =
9:51
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> prepaired concert =
piano</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>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 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 =
am<BR>thinking
the possibility to clean the strings after<BR>the concert.For me, =
cleaning
strings is easier than<BR>moving concert pianos around.<BR><BR>my =
question is
what is the best way to clean
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strings?<BR><BR>Thanks!<BR><BR>Baoli<BR><BR><BR>_________________________=
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