Most, if not all, of the adhesives holding the modern piano together are waterproof. They should be able to withstand exposure to steam for prolonged periods of time. ddf Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 620 South Tower Avenue Centralia, Washington 98531 USA del at fandrichpiano.com ddfandrich at gmail.com Phone 360.736.7563 From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul T Williams Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 5:53 AM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steam explosion I would be concerned about glue joints failing. Of course, the finish is shot. If the room stood wet for several days, then so did the piano. Paul From: denisikeler at aol.com To: caut at ptg.org Date: 02/11/2010 07:44 AM Subject: [CAUT] Steam explosion _____ Hello list, Got a call from a music teacher from an elementary school. Sometime between Christmas and New Years a radiator blew in his classroom. The whole classroom was steamed hard and wet. Everything hanging on the walls were wet, ceiling tiles were all warped. The piano involved was a mid 90's P22. It was at the opposite side of the room. The finish looks like it was scalded with boiling water. Other than that, it seems OK. All the unisons were solid, just a little flat which is normal for this time of year. There are no pressure ridges on the soundboard. I was wondering if anybody had any thoughts on any long term damage that might show up later. My thinking is, that the steam heat explosion thing was short. Only long enough to release all the pressure from the boiler system. Because no one was around between the holidays, the room stood wet for several days. The piano sounds perfectly normal. Have anybody on the list had a simalar situation? Denis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100211/80983619/attachment.htm>
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