I have had a few of those big ones break when unboxing new pianos. What a mess! With age the thread holding the little sacks closed could potentially weaken and break causing an amusing scene for some future technician! Rob Goodale, RPT Las vegas, NV > Opened a ten year old Belarus upright piano and found three cloth bags of > silica gel hanging from the lid hinges resting on the felt silencer bar > against the tuning pins. Later found three more "pillows" in the bottom > of the piano. They had been there since the piano was new. When I > mentioned to the owner of the uselessness of these old bags, she stressed > that the last two tuners of the piano told her they were still beneficial > and had been keeping it in tune all these years. I dutifully replaced > them in their original places after the tuning and left. Am I nuts? (Be > nice) We used to throw these away at the dealer at prep time. Have times > changed? Are ten year old silica gel sacks still viable? Can they harm a > piano, other than falling into the action? > > Phil Ryan > Miami Beach
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