Brighten old strings

[Farrell]

"How do you brighten up old steel strings?"

Either with an abrasive eraser (I have also heard steel wool or the new
synthetic abrasive pads work well) or replace with new steel.

"And how about old, dark wound strings?"

Replace with new shiny copper-covered strings. I do not believe there is any
good way to clean up an old wound string.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jason kanter" <jkanter@rollingball.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 11:33 AM
Subject: Brighten old strings


> How do you brighten up old steel strings? I learned  in 1970-71 to rub
them
> with Polita, but it always seemed slightly destructive to me. And how
about
> old, dark wound strings? I learned to use steel wool. What's the best
> practice now?
>
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