Fw: Crumbling pianos?

[Otto Keyes]

PS:  It's a Crumby piece.  I'd rather have crackers in my piano.

Piano Technician
University of Idaho
208-885-7918
----- Original Message -----
From: "Otto Keyes" <okeyes@uidaho.edu>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: Crumbling pianos?


> Blaine,
>
> I'd try a delicate line with a magic marker.  If the mark is done
carefully,
> it will just be on the surface of the copper winding & can be wiped of
with
> alcohol.  Crayon & tape will leave a residue which may get between the
> windings & collect dust, thus deadening the strings, if you try to get it
> off with solvent.
>
> Otto
> Piano Technician
> University of Idaho
> 208-885-7918
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Blaine Vesely" <bvesely@kent.edu>
> To: <caut@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 10:46 AM
> Subject: Crumbling pianos?
>
>
> > List,
> > Anyone have experience with "Music for a Summer Evening" by George
> > Crumb?  Music director says "No nuts and bolts in this one, more like
> > strumming and plucking at specific nodal points on the strings."  I am
> > interested in how others have marked plucking points on strings.  The
> > performance is in 3 1/2 weeks so I need to formulate a plan.  One of the
> > pianists indicated he has used chalk; he also has put small pieces of
tape
> > around the string.  The instructions in the score indicate using
> > crayon.  What are the chances that the bass strings will develop
"delayed
> > onset metallitis"?
> >
> > Blaine Vesely
> > Kent State University
> >
>