[pianotech] Spilled wine

[David Love]

The liquid spilled on the bridge may also have expanded the wood around the
bridge pin and changed the bridge pin/bridge top notch edge interface.  If
you are going to remove the pins you might want to consider recutting the
notch on the speaking side.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Marcel Carey
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 9:12 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Spilled wine

 

I've had to cleanup this kind of mess a few years ago. I removed the strings
and used alcool or acetone to remove the stains. You might as well remove
the bridge pins and re-install them with ca or epoxy. I suspect the string
contact with the pins must have some kind of sugar left behind.


Marcel Carey,

Sherbrooke, QC

> From: joespiano at gmail.com
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:30:20 -0400
> Subject: [pianotech] Spilled wine
> 
> Dear list,
> I service a Bechstein B, housed in the Consulate General of Germany 
> residence in New York City that has a wine stain on the treble bridge, 
> where John Negroponte spilled his drink a few years ago. Of course, 
> it looks bad, but the tone is poorer now for this libation. It is a 
> bare wood bridge cap. I am hoping someone out there might have an 
> idea as to how to treat the cleaning. My concern is that the shape of 
> the bridge cap will change or be negatively affected by the cleaning 
> process. I am not sure which is an appropriate method- removing with 
> some sort of solution, or sanding, or both?
> 
> Any ideas that might help restore our image in the eyes of German 
> public?
> 
> Joe Wiencek
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