Wim, ?In my experience the repin repair is also a temporary fix. Been there, failed there. ? Best wishes, ? Tom Driscoll Tom I agree with you. The only reason I mention the repinning?is for temporary repairs, in cases where the?customer doesn't want to pay for new parts. Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician Mililani, Oahu, HI 808-349-2943 Author of: The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com -----Original Message----- From: tom <tomtuner at verizon.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Tue, Sep 15, 2009 2:13 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] Steinway verdigris questions ? ? Subject: Re: [pianotech] Steinway verdigris questions ? Julie ? Verdigris is not mold. It is a chemical reaction between the parafin wax Steinway put in the cloth and the nickel on the center pin. Since this reaction took over?75 years to develop, you can repin, and the problem will come back in?75 years. But, since the parts are that old, it's probably time to replace the worn out parts anyway. Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Wim, ?In my experience the repin repair is also a temporary fix. Been there, failed there. ? Best wishes, ? Tom Driscoll -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090915/f99312ed/attachment.htm>
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