[pianotech] Steinway verdigris questions

[Ken & Pat Gerler]

I've seen the same thing in a turn of the century (1900) Weber 7' grand. Since it was in a church sanctuary that was taken over by another denomination and had sat for a number of years, they wanted to get it going in a hurry, so I used both Protek and a "Heat" tweezers to get action centers working. And as I left the piano after tuning, I could tell some centers were already wanting to be sluggish.

Ken Gerler
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Love 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:49 AM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Steinway verdigris questions


  It's a chemical reaction between mutton tallow (the substance infused into the felt which was the lubricant of the day) and brass.  Best to replace.  

   

  David Love

  www.davidlovepianos.com

   

  From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of KeyKat88 at aol.com
  Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:47 AM
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  Subject: [pianotech] Steinway verdigris questions

   

  Greetings, 

   

       Is Steinway verdigris mold?

   

       Is it better to repin or replace wippens in a Steinway that has this?

   

  Thanks

  Julia Gottshall

  Reading, PA

   


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