Lead in European Instruments

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Scott,
                  Get your client to contact the Polish Embassy to be 
safe.  That way it is not hearsay.
Regards Roger



At 10:04 PM 4/11/2006, you wrote:
>Hello List,
>
>I am posting to the list for the first time, so I would like to 
>introduce myself.
>
>My name is Scott Nelson and I am a member of the Detroit-Windsor 
>Chapter.I have been tuning pianos for about 20 years now and have 
>been an RPT for 12.
>
>I have a client with a Baldwin SF-10 that wants to ship the piano to 
>Poland. As I understand it, lead is supposed to be phased out of 
>keys by the end of the year in the European Union.
>
>My question is whether this applies only to new instruments and/or 
>imported instruments. If this is not the case, what suggestions do 
>you have for a substitute material to be used for weigh-off? Are 
>there any composites that would suffice? What prototype systems 
>other than the Petrof magnet setup are currently being developed?
>
>I appreciate any knowledge or insight into this question.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Scott Nelson, RPT
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060411/4ca91a23/attachment.html