Green Stuff

[Bill Maxim]

Paris green was also used for critter control here (South Carolina) in the
old days as well.  It is an arsenic compound.

Another arsenic compound, arsenate of lead, was a common garden insecticide.
It was pink in color.  A company I used to work for would combine the two
for killing moths and mice. The resulting powder was light gray.  Their idea
was to foil the curious who might try to determine what it was.  Though mice
wouldn't be expected to eat the stuff, the theory was that they would lick
it off their feet and run for water when it made them thirsty, and then not
be in the piano to smell it up when they expired.

So if you find a green, gray or pink powder in a piano, don't do a taste
test!

Bill Maxim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 2:51 AM
Subject: Re: Green Stuff


> Avery... if you dont know what this is, and it doesnt look at all like
> the remains of worn action felt, then I suggest being quite carefull
> until you can confirm it is not some kind of poison. Gloves and mask,
> carefully clean it up and change action felt.
>
> RicB
>
> Avery Todd wrote:
>
> > Guy, list,
> >
> > Does anyone know what some kind of green powder inside an older
> > Acrosonic might be? I assume it's something to kill the "pests". It's
> > on the back end of the keys, on the hammers and the top of the
> > dampers. I decided I didn't want to take a chance but would like to
> > know what it might be. It's sort of a Kelly green in color.
> >
> > Avery
> >
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