An oops for me. Sort of. I was remembering a piano I tuned once that was sitting over a floor furnace grate! :-( Avery Todd At 08:56 PM 3/26/2006, you wrote: >Could be. Ours are in the ceiling....... >les bartlett > >-----Original Message----- >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >Of Avery >Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 7:51 PM >To: Pianotech List >Subject: RE: Protecting plain wire from rust > >At 06:30 PM 3/26/2006, you wrote: >Under? Sorry, I couldn't resist! :-) > >Avery > > >The piano sits under a forced air heater duct, > >-- Geoff Sykes > >-- Assoc. Los Angeles > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On > >Behalf Of Farrell > >Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 2:57 PM > >To: Pianotech List > >Subject: Re: Protecting plain wire from rust > > > > > >IMHO, the strings in a piano equipped with a properly operating DC > >system will not develope rust. Have you monitored the RH of the piano > >interior (is this an upright)? > > > >Terry Farrell > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > I have a customer with a 1919 Hazelton Bros. piano that I service > > > regularly that has rusty strings. The piano has had a DC in it for > > > years. I recently replaced it as the tank for the old one literally > > > fell out of the piano. > > > Nevertheless, and in spite of the fact that the DC is functionally > > > correctly and is properly maintained, the strings continue to show > > > increasing signs of rust. Do you think that employing your Vaseline > > > treatment to these strings at this late stage might be beneficial? > > > If yes, how would you go about applying this treatment to strings > > > already in the piano? > > > > > > -- Geoff Sykes > > > -- Assoc. Los Angeles > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.1/292 - Release Date: 03/24/2006 > > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.1/292 - Release Date: 03/24/2006 >
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