cruddy bass strings

[David Lawson]

Try removing them, bundle them up, place in a 20 litre drum of boiling water with pure soap, remove after about ten minutes and hang them up to dry. The water evaporates quickly avoiding rust. This works in most cases.
David Lawson Wangaratta Australia
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: reggaepass at aol.com 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 9:54 AM
  Subject: Re: cruddy bass strings


  Pumped up about how great all the brass hardware on his piano looked after polishing it, a client of mine went ahead and did the bass strings, too.  The only acceptable remedy on this fine European boutique piano was to replace the bass strings.  BIG oops! 


  Alan Eder


  -----Original Message-----
  From: A440A at aol.com
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  Sent: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 1:27 pm
  Subject: Re: cruddy bass strings


 
<<      A customer of mine has an old upright that the previous owner used 
brasso or something on the bass strings. It is encrusted between the 
windings. 
What can be used to clean these up? Is ammonia ok? >>

No,  it will simply waste your time and stink up the piano.  You will have to 
either replace them, or take them loose and flex them around to loosen the 
crud before bringing back up to tension. Even then, it is iffy that it will 
help. 
Regards,



Ed Foote RPT 
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