Posted by Paul R. Ogushwitz on July 12, 2000 at 19:38:14:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Silver polish for my Monster Sousaphone? posted by Mike on July 12, 2000 at 16:38:13:
Mike, thanks for the nice explanation of "ragging". Permit me to add a trick I learned recently. Use the T-shirt for long stretches that are not interrupted by braces. Near braces and around the valves, use a cloth shoelace saturated in polish. The narrow shoelace is easier to thread through the tight spaces and (unlike a thick rag) it can follow compound curves, like around a valve plus around some valve tubing. Ahhh ... the zen of ragging.