spray painted strings

[John R Fortiner]

On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 21:29:53 -0600 kam544@flash.net writes:
> List,
> 
> I have often wondered something and was reminded again of that 
> something by
> a 1909 Hardman grand piano I picked up last week.
> 
> Occassionally, in running across older grand pianos like this, there 
> is
> evidence that someone has spray? painted the strings gold in the 
> tuning pin
> area.  Even the coils of the strings are gold colored.
> 
> So my wondering is: How in the world does someone get the coils of 
> the
> strings gold colored, but nary a speck of gold paint on the tuning 
> pins
> themselves?

**Ummmm Very carefully..........:-)
It is negative 2 currently ( a drop of over 25 degrees since this morning
) and I just couldn't resist.....  I sure hope it is warmer where you are
Keith.
John R. Fortiner
Billings, MT.
> 
> Keith McGavern
> Registered Piano Technician
> Oklahoma Chapter 731
> Piano Technicians Guild
> USA
> 
> 

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