Hi David, It may be a chemical poison that was used to discourage termites. It is no longer used and is highly toxic. I believe the name used is "Paris Green". At 11:43 AM 3/28/2009 -0400, you wrote: >My dear Southern Brothers - > >Would anyone from Florida or Louisiana (or other) have any idea of >the origin of an unusual lime-ish green powder that seems to have >been distributed over the hammers and dampers of a Baldwin Acrosonic >that I looked at yesterday? The piano lived, previously in the those >states. It does not seem to relate to any copper oxidation (the >strings are fine), nor to any abraided felts (there is nothing else >of that color). Could it have been some bug or mildew >treatment? I'd like to know, before I try tasting it. Thanks > >David Skolnik Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna48 at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner
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