Rust - bridge only

[Joseph Alkana]

Yes. Mice.
Joseph Alkana RPT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike McCoy" <mjmccoy at usa.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 8:32 PM
Subject: Rust - bridge only


> Had a weird one today. 1959 Lester spinet, average condition, been in 
> the same heated/cooled home all it's life. The bridge pins and strings 
> where they cross the bridge were rusted, bad. No rust of any sort 
> anywhere else. Four strings were broken and missing when I arrived, the 
> rust had severely corroded the strings at the bridge crossing and very 
> wild strings everywhere due to the poor termination.
> 
> Anyone run across this before on a bridge only?
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> Mike McCoy RPT
> Langhorne, PA
>