[pianotech] Premium service

[David Ilvedson]

I don't think dirt attracts moisture...moisture is there and dirt will absorb some naturally.   
How many times have you had to tell your customer, well, not you Ron, that you can't clean the plate any better as the dirt around the tuning pins is now basically glued on...?   Ooops, there I go again...claiming...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 3/10/2010 11:11:00 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Premium service


>Barbara Richmond wrote:
>> I heard a technician claim that dirt attracted (or
>> retained) moisture, 

>Like wood, maybe, or felt? Sometimes I think I've heard techs 
>claim all possible sides of every conceivable issue there is 
>concerning pianos.


>> Does it?  I dunno--but I wonder about those soundboards
>> that have the layer of gunk stuck to the finish.
>> Personally, I like clean pianos and my customers seemed to
>> be concerned about it.  Good match, I guess.  :-)

>I get asked about it once in a while. I even do one now and 
>again when dust offends them more than the expenditure, but I 
>haven't seen any reason to think it's detrimental to the 
>instrument if left there. I often give them brief instructions 
>on doing at least easy parts of it themselves if they're 
>reluctant to spend the bucks.
>Ron N