Hi, Bob. Unfortunately, I've had rather a busy time of it since I posted that. On Christmas Eve, a burst pipe in the apartment above mine flooded my place. Mine was one of about 50. When I was able to get back into my place after the holidays and get a look at things, the bottom sections of the Sound Anchors had rusted. Since I got into my new place, I've tried a couple of things to clean them up, but it seems there's nothing for it but to take a sander to them and then hope some black paint will more or less match the powdercoat.
The good news is that by keeping them up off the wet carpet, they saved the Stirlings. I guess I got them just in time. That's about the whole of the good news, though. It was a god-awful mess.