def sanitize(some_tuple) :
    """
    some_tuple: a tuple of strings
    Removes all spaces, dashes, and open/closed parenthesis in each string
    Returns a tuple with cleaned up string elements
    """

    clean_str = ()
    for s in some_tuple :
        s = s.replace(" ", "")
        s = s.replace("-", "")
        s = s.replace("(", "")
        s = s.replace(")", "")
        clean_str += (s, )
    return clean_str