Protecting plain wire from rust

[Avery]

An oops for me. Sort of. I was remembering a piano I tuned once that 
was sitting
over a floor furnace grate! :-(

Avery Todd

At 08:56 PM 3/26/2006, you wrote:
>Could be. Ours are in the ceiling.......
>les bartlett
>
>-----Original Message-----
>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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-----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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