Richard, Those photos really tell the story. I went to the campus again today and looked a little more at the concert grands. I did find some some new rust in a small area on some of the strings. We are talking about moving some of the pianos out of the building while repairs are being made. Classes may not be held in there the rest of the semester. What is the possibility of delayed damage - like rust. Glue joints, wool, center pins, that might reveal problems later. How would you go about evaluating the possibility of this type of damage? I think I'll test the h/f pinning to see it has changed; wipe strings with a white cloth to see if incipient rust is present; take out some dampers and look for rust lines on the felt and feel for "crispiness" residue that could make damper noise; what else? The humidity is somewhat lower in the building today but the carpet these pianos are on top of is wet. I wish I would have taken a humidity gauge up there. Bob Hull --- Richard Adkins <RADKINS at coe.edu> wrote: > Here's a link to the music building (Jennings Hall) > photo: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/41208530@N00/2247713984/ > > > There a slide show of exterior damage and rescue not > seen in national news or > elsewhere online. > > It appears 1/4 of the roof is gone, and directly > over the recital hall, if you can go by > the large bay windows. > > Our prayers are with you. > > Richard Adkins > Coe College > > > > >>> On 2/7/2008 at 1:08 PM, in message > <mailman.515.1202411300.21260.caut at ptg.org>, > <caut-request at ptg.org> wrote: > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
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