Our boat virginal is entirely brass strung. Since 2005 we have had it on
a sailboat in Maine and Massachusetts from May into September each year,
We have not had much problem with strings, and the near-constant RH,
whatever it is, has made the instrument more stable than we would
expect. More stable than it is in our NY Apt. the other 8 months.

Needless to say, the sea is only 3 or 4 feet away from the virginal in
the summer. FWIW

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 Rodney Myrvaagnes
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On Sun, Mar 13, 2016, at 09:40, David Pickett wrote:
> At 13:53 13-03-16, Martin Spaink wrote:
> 
>  >1 how to best clean them? I have lots of ideas here, but I'd like to
>  >see what others have done to good results.
> 
> The question is: do you live near the sea or is it otherwise very humid
> there?
> 
> I have not had the problem, but I recommend steel wool -- without soap!
> 
>  >2 what to keep spares in if not paper envelopes?
> 
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