Stick with a couple of groved wheels on one end ( small, about 1" diameter, 2" apart--nylon wheels from lumber yard for sliding doors work great ) Put string between wheels in "s" curve, push stick back and forth. I push-pull about 20 times. String becomes noticeably more flexible. Thump --- stuka at mindspring.com wrote: > > ....? > > -----Original Message----- > >From: gordon stelter <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> > >Sent: Jun 27, 2007 9:03 PM > >To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> > >Subject: Why NOT to polish bass strings....... > > > >I just did an extensive house call on a 1941 Knabe, > >5'4". After removing the bass strings from the > hitch > >pins, and running them through the Defubbomizer, I > >took my gray "Scotch-Brite" pad ( or was it 0000 > steel > >wool ?) and started to polish. But, after the first > 2 > >strings, a "birdie" told me not to! Then I flushed > >them with brake part cleaner, hooked them back up, > and > >pulled to pitch. The 2 I polished were noticeably > >duller in tone. ( So I gave the customer a > discount. ) > > Was it what I used, or will ANY polishing of > bass > >strings harm the tone ??? I won't do any more, > until > >certain. > > Peace, > > Thump > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ > >Need a vacation? Get great deals > >to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. > >http://travel.yahoo.com/ > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097
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