This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Terry, My *other* piano, a 1965 Hamilton studio, lived the bulk of its life in = the neighboring state of Texas. It was the piano I started on (well, = besides the junker I played for the couple of months prior to that). = It's exactly as you describe the Cable-Nelson: No corrosion at all. = Bright strings, white wood, etc. Besides a few scratches on the case = and a slightly dulling finish, it looks brand new. It's actually a = fairly decent and attractive little instrument, for what it is. :-) = BTW, it's lived all but two years of its life on a slab foundation in a = ranch house, all but 10 years of its life on an outer wall, and perhaps = a third of its life with a swamp cooler and a chain smoker. I suspect = there's more to the corrosion equation than humidity -- probably the = salt air. Peace, Sarah ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Farrell=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 1:39 PM Subject: Dry Climate Piano Preservation I tuned a 1955 Cable-Nelson spinet this morning. It had just come to = Florida from its long-time home in New Mexico. Except for dust and a bit = of wear, the inside of this piano looked like new. Absolutely no = corrosion on any metal part (strings, tuning pins, pressure bars, etc.). = Don't see much of that in Florida. Is this common for 50+ year old = pianos in dry climates like that of New Mexico? Amazing. Terry Farrell ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/60/1f/49/e7/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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