[CAUT] Steinway verdigris

[Dale Erwin]

Dear friends/colleagues
  Forgive the cavalier attitude from a sick human being.... but.....who really who cares?  Practically the hammers and knuckles are probably toasted anyway. As well the knuckles are most likely in the wrong place now for modern hammer weights.  Even with a new center pin of magical properties the bushings are gooped up.
 Ok ....  Back to the couch

 

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
To: caut at ptg.org
Sent: Sun, Jan 9, 2011 7:50 pm
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway verdigris


        Maybe it' time for anodized aluminum center pins. Anyway, the question still stands, if you repinned with a non reactive material could you solve the problem without changing parts and what would that material likely be?


David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com

From:  Susan Kline <skline at peak.org>
Sender:  caut-bounces at ptg.org
Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:21:48 -0800
To: <caut at ptg.org>
ReplyTo:  caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway verdigris


    On 1/9/2011 3:02 PM, David Love wrote:    
But are they 60% copper at the point of contact?
    
        I assumed that the center pins are solid nickel silver and not        plated -- but these days, I'm learning not to depend too much on        the accuracy of my assumptions.
        
        Susan
        
 
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