Protecting plain wire from rust

[Leslie Bartlett]

Could be. Ours are in the ceiling.......
les bartlett 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Avery
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 7:51 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: RE: Protecting plain wire from rust

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
>
>
>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)?
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- 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

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