Glen, Oil is taboo on piano wire! It dulls the sound of wound strings permanently and collects dirt out of the air. I don't know about wire, but I still wouldn't use it for fear of getting oil on something else in the piano. It messes up felt really well! I live in Louisiana, which is quite humid and we use surplus army cartridge cases which have a good seal and we put silica gel in with the wire to lower the humidity. I like the wire from APSCO because of the "ziplock" bags on each coil. I also put each coil into a second bag for long term storage. I prefer APSCO'S wire cans for my "ready" set. The hole that the wire comes out of seems to allow good ventilation to keep the wire dry without closing up moisture inside. I still have to throw away some wire periodically, but that's the nature of the beast in this area! Hope this helps, Warren Glen_Deligdisch@sil.org wrote: > > June 7, 1997 > > Dear List, > > I am trying to figure out a good way to store my coils of piano wire > so that they don't rust before I can use them. Home of The Humor List Warren D. Fisher fish@communique.net Registered Piano Technician Piano Technicians Guild New Orleans Chapter 701
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