Baldwin mold?

[Robert Casper]

The piano has always been in the teacher's studio in Irvine CA. There is no
Damp Chaser but no high humidity either.  I detected no odder at all.
Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Barbara Richmond
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 11:34 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Baldwin mold?

Hi Bob,

It looks like there's rust, too.  Was this piano in storage at one time? 
Does it smell musty?  Any other signs of high humidity?

Where is the OC Chapter?

Barbara Richmond, RPT
near Peoria, IL


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Casper" <bcasper at cox.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 10:05 AM
Subject: Baldwin mold?


>I have a new client with a 1990 Baldwin SF.  After tuning I pulled the
> action to deal with a couple of "sticky keys".  I was very surprised to 
> see
> a lot of growth on the hammer shafts (mostly in the center of the piano).
> To a much lesser degree it is on the wippens also.  I have never seen this
> before and wondered what it is and how to treat it.  It looks like white
> crystals growing.  This is a link to a couple of pictures to help identify
> this mess.
>
> http://members.cox.net/bcasper/baldwin.htm
>
> Bob Casper
> Associate
> OC Chapter
>
>