[pianotech] Spilled wine

[Terry Farrell]

Or just recap? If the tone is bad, is there a soundboard problem? A  
stain is only cosmetic.

Terry Farrell

On Jun 24, 2010, at 12:12 PM, Marcel Carey wrote:

> I've had to cleanup this kind of mess a few years ago. I removed the  
> strings and used alcool or acetone to remove the stains. You might  
> as well remove the bridge pins and re-install them with ca or epoxy.  
> I suspect the string contact with the pins must have some kind of  
> sugar left behind.
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> Marcel Carey,
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> Sherbrooke, QC
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> > From: joespiano at gmail.com
> > To: pianotech at ptg.org
> > Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:30:20 -0400
> > Subject: [pianotech] Spilled wine
> >
> > Dear list,
> > I service a Bechstein B, housed in the Consulate General of Germany
> > residence in New York City that has a wine stain on the treble  
> bridge,
> > where John Negroponte spilled his drink a few years ago. Of course,
> > it looks bad, but the tone is poorer now for this libation. It is a
> > bare wood bridge cap. I am hoping someone out there might have an
> > idea as to how to treat the cleaning. My concern is that the shape  
> of
> > the bridge cap will change or be negatively affected by the cleaning
> > process. I am not sure which is an appropriate method- removing with
> > some sort of solution, or sanding, or both?
> >
> > Any ideas that might help restore our image in the eyes of German
> > public?
> >
> > Joe Wiencek
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