>This is information I didn't know. But if this is a problem with brass rails, >then why doesn't verdigris appear on every Steinway, new or old? There are more factors than I initially thought, Wim. So I would be hard pressed (not cold pressed:-) to supply an answer to this question of yours. >Since I don't see very many Steinways from areas around the oceans, is this a >problem in Florida, or Texas? I would have suspected pianos with exposure to salt water air to be the most susceptible, but not anymore. I have older Steinway grands that have reeked with verdigris here in Oklahoma. So I'm at a loss. Jim B. certainly offered another plausible explanation. See you in Providence, Keith A. McGavern kam544@ionet.net Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA
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