Hi Debbie I spell it Job security:) I recently exhumed a box of old shanks from an attic at my prior residence after 15 years. It probably got so hot up there it forced the verdigris out of the parts like a stream of green coming out of the pin area. Fascinating! Dale S. Erwin www.Erwinspiano.com Custom restoration Ronsen Piano hammers Join the Weickert felt Revolution 209-577-8397 209-985-0990 -----Original Message----- From: DCyr141833 at aol.com To: caut at ptg.org Sent: Sun, Jan 9, 2011 8:11 am Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway verdigris Very interesting thread. I appreciate all the collective wisdom!! I come across a lot of Steinways with verdigris - and find that those that get played regularly don't seem to be as affected by it as those that sit unplayed for long periods of time. Do any of you find it in your college or university pianos? And though it is frustrating trying to work with the verdigris'd action, when you have a customer that has the available budget, verdigris can be spelled M-O-N-E-Y. Debbie Cyr Registered Piano Technician 508-202-2862 cell In a message dated 1/9/2011 5:24:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, hgreeley at sonic.net writes: Hi, Roger, At 08:11 PM 1/8/2011, you wrote: >>It would be very interesting to do some soil analysis of the land >>in and around the plant in Astoria, especially around the old >>foundry. When I was first there (in the late 60's), even in the >>Summer time, the ground around the foundry was crunchy from the >>build up of all the nitrates/ites that had been dumped there. > > >Don't dig too deep X_{ You may turn as green as verdigris. I would >bet that site will be loaded with heavy metals. Precisely...though, I wouldn't be as concerned about verdigris as I would cyanide.... Cheers! Horace -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20110109/66152d30/attachment.htm>
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