For those of you not getting duplicated text/HTML posts this is what it looks like on this end...........now watch AOL change it to plain text :-) Jim Bryant (FL--------------------------------------- <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <DIV>Joe I can help you with the sulfur (spelt sulphur here) problem. I live in a New Zealand city that is plagued with this problem in certain areas. I have written a comprehensive article that I can send to you as an attachment. Any others on the List are also welcome to have a copy if they give me their e-mail address. Brian Holden <A HREF="mailto:bholden@wave.co.nz">bholden@wave.co.nz</A> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV>-----Original Message----- From: Joe & Penny Goss <imatunr@primenet.com> To: <A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Sunday, 23 January 2000 14:38 Subject: sulfer vapors </DIV> <DIV>Hi,</DIV> <DIV>This is a new one for me.</DIV> <DIV>Called to tune a Kimball console about ten years old.</DIV> <DIV>All bass strings had a blackish green mark where the hammer and damper felt contacted the string. Much darker and more build up than I have ever seen before.</DIV> <DIV>In talking to the customer I believe that the strings are being corroded by an extreme amount of sulfer in the drinking water ( farm well ) used for a small household of six.</DIV> <DIV>Another problem for the piano is the wood stove six feet away already causing bridge pin looseness! ARGG</DIV> <DIV>Any damp chase would further the corosion problem if outside water were not used.</DIV> <DIV>The corosion is so thick on the dampers that they all need to be replaced, and the crud removed from the hammers as well.</DIV> <DIV>I see no solution to the problem untill a new sulferless source of water is found.</DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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