Protecting plain wire from rust

[Avery]

At 06:30 PM 3/26/2006, you wrote:
Under? Sorry, I couldn't resist! :-)

Avery

>The piano sits under a forced air heater duct,
>-- Geoff Sykes
>-- Assoc. Los Angeles
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
>Of Farrell
>Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 2:57 PM
>To: Pianotech List
>Subject: Re: Protecting plain wire from rust
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>IMHO, the strings in a piano equipped with a properly operating DC system
>will not develope rust. Have you monitored the RH of the piano interior (is
>this an upright)?
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>Terry Farrell
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>----- Original Message -----
> > I have a customer with a 1919 Hazelton Bros. piano that I service
> > regularly
> > that has rusty strings. The piano has had a DC in it for years. I recently
> > replaced it as the tank for the old one literally fell out of the piano.
> > Nevertheless, and in spite of the fact that the DC is functionally
> > correctly
> > and is properly maintained, the strings continue to show increasing signs
> > of
> > rust. Do you think that employing your Vaseline treatment to these strings
> > at this late stage might be beneficial? If yes, how would you go about
> > applying this treatment to strings already in the piano?
> >
> > -- Geoff Sykes
> > -- Assoc. Los Angeles