Schomacker Inquiry

[newdaymoore@bellsouth.net]

I don't know, I just went in there and looked down inside and I absolutely 
cannot tell for sure.  But I am guessing that is possible.  Tell me how to 
tell.  There is about an inch of space on all of them where they had the 
other (what you call it) hitting and it is clean there.  It looks more 
goldish then silver to me. This weekend with my husband home to help me I am 
going to closely look at all the different things everyone has mentioned to 
consider that could cause that sound in just one key.  So I will look more 
closely to see if they are gold.  But if memory serves me right they looked 
silver when he took the action out to replace the hammer.   If it is the 
original strings, and I think they are.  Some have very small amount of rust 
on them.  I am wondering if just simply first, change that string on that 
key.  Then see if the noise goes away.  Why would my technician be so leary 
of removing those strings?  I mentioned to him the rust and pointed it out. 
I asked him if the piano needed restringing.  He said no.  He said the rust 
is no problem. Could they be gold and in good conscience he doesn't want to 
remove them?  Can you somehow just clean the rust off gold strings?  Does 
gold strings rust?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeannie Grassi" <jcgrassi@earthlink.net>
To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:58 AM
Subject: RE: Schomacker Inquiry


> Does it have gold-plated strings like the one I service?
> jeannie
>
> Jeannie Grassi, RPT
> Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal
> mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of David Skolnik
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 6:57 AM
> To: pianotech
> Subject: Schomacker Inquiry
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>
> Anyone have any experience with small Schomacker grands from the '20's?  I
> have one needing complete rebuilding, though, from what little I can tell,
> it seems to have some potential.  Question is, how much.
>
> Muchas thanks.
>
> David Skolnik
>
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