DAVE CHIAPPETTA made quite a splash back in 2008 when he launched ToneGear and unveiled The String Cleaner, an ingenious device that makes cleaning guitar strings quick and easy. It won a Best In Show honor at the 2009 Summer NAMM Show, and by that year’s end it was being sold in 35 countries. After adding a model for bass guitar, in 2010, late last year he expanded the line again with what may turn out to be a significantly bigger hit than the original: The String Cleaner for Violin and Viola.