Verdigris

[David Love]

Tim:

I've also heard of people using dry cleaning fluid (perchloroethylene). 
However, be cautioned, it is extremely toxic and shouldn't be breathed or
allowed to contact the skin.  I haven't used it for that reason, but I have
heard reports that it can be effective on verdigris.

David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


> >I believe the original question was concerning an application of 
> >somesort to remedy verdigris.
> >
> >The comments have all been interesting.  But there are underlining 
> >issues that haven't been addressed.  They will determine which 
> >methods to use.  What type piano are we talking about and what is 
> >the economic situation of the customer.  Remember them?
> >
> >I recently used Wild Turkey Bourbon on a grand that is owned by a 
> >retired music professor who is on a fixed income.  According to some 
> >this situation should only be remedied by replacing the parts. 
> >Which foods or medicines should this fixed income person forgo so he 
> >can play his piano with new parts? Maybe he should just not have a 
> >piano for the rest of his life?  Gosh, maybe that is fitting.  If he 
> >can't fix it right, he shouldn't fix it at all.
> >
> >I have permanently (the list seems to think 25 years enough time to 
> >qualify as permanent) repaired verdigris in spinet and console 
> >pianos for people with very limited incomes.  I suppose I should 
> >refuse to work on these pianos because they aren't grand pianos, but 
> >in my part of the world you work on everything or you don't work. 
> >Word gets around that you are uppedy and the people with the grands 
> >won't hire you.  Some of you work in a different type of world and 
> >that's OK, but don't think your rules must apply to everybody else. 
> >Personally I find the lower income people more of pleasure to work 
> >for.  I could tell stories here, but it's not worth  it.  Let's put 
> >it this way, there is a difference between being taken for granted 
> >and being truly appreciated for my skills.
> >
> >Not everything is cut and dried.  Yes, I replace parts in fine 
> >instruments if the situation allows it.   Contrary to what others 
> >are saying, there is more than one way to fix the verdigris problem. 
> >And the fix can be long lasting.  I will say that using Wild Turkey 
> >Bourbon on flanges that have had some sort of lubricant put on them 
> >doesn't work well.  The original question didn't say anything about 
> >other chemicals already being put on the flanges.   The question 
> >pertained to verdigris only as I understood it.
> >
> >Tim Coates
> >University of South Dakota
> >
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