The String Cleaner
The Ultimate String and Fret Cleaning Tool by ToneGear
NAAM University - Best in Show
Bass Player
TONEGEAR DEBUTS SECOND REVOLUTIONARY STRING-CLEANING DESIGN (07.2009)
Award-winning manufacturer builds upon success of first-ever effective cleaning tool
ToneGear’s The String Cleaner™, a groundbreaking string-cleaning product that was awarded “Best in Show” for “Company on the Rise” at NAMM 2008, is introducing a second instrument to its repertoire—The String Cleaner for Bass Guitar. Like the original, The String Cleaner for Bass Guitar utilizes a revolutionary 360-degree cleaning process to preserve and maintain the tone and integrity of guitar strings. This year’s introduction features an advanced design that additionally and simultaneously cleans the fret board.
“Our mission is to become the go-to manufacturer of innovative and quality-driven stringed instrument cleaning tools,” says Dave Chiappetta, founder and president of ToneGear. “Our goal is to improve musician’s lives by providing thoughtful and effective solutions for maintaining and preserving the life of stringed instruments, thus allowing users to concentrate on creating music and not maintenance.”
The String Cleaner for Bass Guitar extends the life and preserves the tone of bass strings by up to four times compared to conventional untreated strings while cleaning/protecting the fret board from serious damage and expense in the long-term.
Created with specially designed microfiber pads that remove and hold debris sans cleaning solution, The String Cleaner for Bass Guitar was created for long-term, low- maintenance usage. Users simply open the tool, slide it underneath the strings, close and secure the latches, and then slide the device back and forth along the full length of the strings and fret board. The String Cleaner should be used after each play to ensure optimum performance; to clean the device, simply hand-wash with warm water and a drop of liquid soap.
Additional introductions to The ToneGear family are currently under research and development and are expected to be brought to market in 2010. The String Cleaner has one US patent, two patents pending and is distributed in 45 countries; The String Cleaner for Bass Guitar has one patent pending and will be available where The String Cleaner is sold with a list price of US$19.99 (MAP price of US$14.99) and also available at www.thestringcleaner.com.
GIBSON REVIEW
Cleaning Strings Has Never Been This Easy (07.18.2008)
This is one of those ideas that makes you wonder, “Why didn’t I think of that?”
A Brooklyn-based company called ToneGear recently introduced a new string-cleaning tool called—appropriately enough—the String Cleaner, which slides between the fingerboard and the strings, then closes to completely incase all six strings. Once closed, you guide the tool up and down the neck several times, cleaning the full length of the strings in the process.
The new tool was awarded “Best in Show” for “Company on the Rise” during the recently completed Summer NAMM ’08 in Nashville.
“I couldn’t believe there wasn’t an existing tool in the marketplace that effectively cleaned the strings by getting underneath them,” said Dave Chiappetta, founder and president of ToneGear.
The new tool will soon be available at music stores everywhere. Chiapetta already has one U.S. patent secured and two more pending, and has already inked distribution deals with Canadian-based D’Addario, and with other companies in Sweden, Denmark, Japan, and Ireland.
For more information, visit the company’s website at—what else—www.thestringcleaner.com. —Gabriel J. Hernandez
MMR MUSICAL MERCHANDISE REVIEW
Product Pipeline: Tone Gear Presents the String Cleaner (09.28.2008)
The String Cleaner by Tone GearThe String Cleaner by Tone Gear extends the life and preserves the tone of guitar strings. It removes harmful substances like sweat and oils and keeps strings strong. The revolutionary design allows for 360 degrees of cleaning power. String Cleaner requires no solution, and there's no possibility of it damaging frets. Featuring cleanable microfiber pads – it is not a disposable item – it saves the musician money on new strings by prolonging the life and the tone of the string. It has a MSRP of $12.99. Call 1-888-258-0898 to become a dealer today.
GADGETAR
September 2008 Blog (09.28.2008)
* Extends the life and preserves the tone of guitar strings.
* Revitalizes used, old, and damaged strings.
* Works with, or without, any guitar-string cleaning solution.
* Created with specially designed micro fiber pads for long-term, low maintenance use.
* Can be washed by hand.
TRUE FIRE TV
Video Interview (08.2008)
ROCK HOUSE BLOG
The String Cleaner - New from Summer NAAM (08.13.2008)
The String Cleaner was voted Best in Show at The 2008 Summer NAMM. A cool little device that claims to extend the life of your guitar strings.
According to their web site The String Cleaner, extends the life and preserves the tone of guitar strings. Revitalizes used, old, and damaged strings. Works with, or without, any guitar-string cleaning solution. It's created with a specially designed micro fiber pad for long-term, low maintenance use. The String Cleaner can be washed by hand.
GUITAR PLAYER TV
Video Interview (08.2008)
PREMIER GUITAR MAGAZINE
August 2008 New Products: Summer NAMM Wrap Up (08.2008)
Voted Best in Show, the String Cleaner promises to dramatically extend the life of your strings. A microfiber pad made up of hundreds of thousands of little loops is pulled across your strings, soaking up all the oil and dirt without chemicals or solutions. The pads are cleanable under water or in the dishwasher, and we’re told that the pad itself can last for several months.
ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE
The String Cleaner "Best In Show": ToneGear (09.2008)
THE STRING CLEANER, a groundbreaking string-cleaning product by ToneGear, was awarded "Best in Show" for "Company on the Rise" at the summer NAMM show in Nashville. The String Cleaner, the first effective tool of its kind to hit the marketplace, utilizes a revolutionary 360-degree cleaning process to revitalize used, old, and damaged strings. The String Cleaner also extends the life and preserves the tone of guitar strings by up to four times compared to conventional untreated strings. "After exhausting all home remedies, including boiling strings, jamming rags between the strings and fretboard and scraping my fingernail against the strings," said ToneGear founder Dave Chiappetta, "I couldn't believe there wasn't an existing tool in the marketplace that effectively cleaned the strings by getting underneath them." After five years of diligent research including focus groups, countless testing sessions, and more than 15 prototypes, Chiappetta was ready to bring The String Cleaner to market.
Created with specially designed microfiber pads that remove and hold debris sans cleaning solution, The String Cleaner was created for long-term, low-maintenance use. Users simply open the tool, slide The String Cleaner underneath the guitar strings, close and secure the latches, and slide The String Cleaner back and forth along the full length of the strings. The String Cleaner should be used after each guitar play to ensure optimum performance. To maintain The String Cleaner, simply place the tool on the top rack of a dishwasher and run in a regular cycle or hand wash with warm water and soap.
The String Cleaner has one U.S. patent and two patents pending, with signed distribution deals with Canadian-based D'Addario in addition to country-signed deals including Sweden, Denmark, Japan, and Ireland. The String Cleaner retails for $12.99.
