spray painted strings

[Wimblees@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 12/9/00 11:09:59 PM Central Standard Time, 
kam544@flash.net writes:

<< Occassionally, in running across older grand pianos like this, there is
 evidence that someone has spray? painted the strings gold in the tuning pin
 area.  Even the coils of the strings are gold colored.
 
 So my wondering is: How in the world does someone get the coils of the
 strings gold colored, but nary a speck of gold paint on the tuning pins
 themselves? >>


Perhas the tuning pins replaced after the strings were spray painted.

Willem