was sluggish butts/ now verdigris

[Avery Todd]

Tom,

One further question. What year was this Steinway manufactured? That might
give a good clue as to whether it's verdigris or not.

Avery

At 06:55 PM 07/15/02 -0400, you wrote:

>In a message dated 15/07/02 6:20:53 PM, Tvak@AOL.COM writes:
>
><< How can I identify verdigris?  The bushing is red, not discolored.  The
>pin,
>when removed, does have a blackish ring where it was in contact with the
>bushing. >>
>
>Tom this sounds more like a plating problem than it does verdigris... get a
>good magnifying glass and examine a couple of pins and
>bushings........besides verdigris is always green. :-(     If it is a plating
>problem than repinning/reaming will solve the problem permanentely.
>Jim Bryant (FL)