It might take 75 years for the verdigris to effect the center pin, but by that time, other problems will most likely have occurred to replace the wippens, and/or the hammer flanges. In actuality, I've always recommended replacing the parts.?I think in all my years of rebuilding, I've only repinned one set of verdigris shanks. And that was the first set I ever did. Then I learned my lesson. I just mentioned the repinning as a possibility, not as a recommendation. Wim -----Original Message----- From: Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Tue, Sep 15, 2009 5:41 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] Steinway verdigris questions I dunno Wim, ?75 years with no problems, sounds too good to be true. 75 years could be considered "permanent". Care to amend that claim? ?;-) Terry Farrell On Sep 15, 2009, at 10:46 PM, wimblees at aol.com wrote: 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 -----Original Message----- From: tom <tomtuner at verizon.net> 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 = -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090916/c11a31e1/attachment.htm>
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