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December 26, 2009 at 10:51 am #159645

armande-fryatt
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I’ve just bought a second hand aoyama 46 and noticed that the brass rings around the holes where the strings come out are corroded. Should I be concerned about this? Can I get rid of it? I can’t see any other corrosion on the harp. Thank you!

December 26, 2009 at 2:11 pm #159646

carl-swanson
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If they’re brass then you must mean tarnished. Leave it alone. You can’t polish them without removing them from the harp or the polish will damage the finish. Also, the eyelets will just tarnish again quickly without a protective coat of finish on them. So it’s not worth the aggravation.

December 27, 2009 at 12:18 pm #159647

armande-fryatt
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thanks i think i will get them changed when it goes for a service. Thanks for your reply

December 28, 2009 at 2:32 pm #159648

jennifer-byrne
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For what it is worth, you may consider having the grommets replaced with nickel ones.

December 28, 2009 at 4:08 pm #159649

Karen Johns
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Another option are the gold-plated grommets that Betty Truitt sells on the Dragonwhispers website.
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