<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: [CAUT] Scientific study - Stainless wire (Help!)</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=2> <DIV><FONT size=3>Wim,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Maybe you should have just settled on moving to </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Gulf Shores, AL.   That's on a island.  It's just like Hawaii</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>when the Hurricanes come through... bigger waves.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>I bet the Salt Water/Air on the islands in Hawaii are real  "killers."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>HOW do you move pianos from island to island ?? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Oh, Hey !!!   Have you ridden the NEW multi-million-dollar,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>3-story "Island Hopper" Ferry, yet ??  I wonder if they'll</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>let you move a piano on it over the water?   Man, I'd be</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>careful rolling a piano from beach-house to beach-house.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Can you imagine the time you'd have up-righting a piano</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>if your casters got off into the sand?   Sounds like a GREAT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>place to push and sell Dampp-Chasers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Be sure to keep your strings wiped off; dust off the bridge, hitch pins, coils, </STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>tuning pin collars, etc...  Vacuum and dust often.  BEST corrosion preventer</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>I've found yet.  [if one has 'new' strings]  A "dry" 2-inch paint brush and </STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>vacuum hose works wonders !! </STRONG><STRONG> I suggest removing debris first.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Just teach your customers what to do ...  </STRONG><STRONG>like putting gas in their car ...</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>it must be done often to keep it running nicely !!</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Regards,</DIV> <DIV><EM>D.Tassin, RPT</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Blair SOM Asst.</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>PS:  Oh, Wim?  How do you say "piano" in Hawaiian ??      Pi-oak-a-no-no ??</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>PPS:  <STRONG>Stainless is harder, therefore making it more rigid.  Might explain more</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>          breakage, guys. This would cause less tonal effect from harmonic changes. </STRONG></DIV> <DIV>          (aka = not quit the pretty sounds we get tuning grands with strings made today.)</DIV> <DIV><STRONG>          It might be "OK" in uprights for homes and people who don't</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>          know how to keep corrosion from forming.  (aka: people who like to live</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>          with the doors and windows open all year round next to their piano.)</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>          I only wished manufactures used Stainless for Capo bars / V-bars / </STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>          pressure or down bearing rods under the strings.  There would then</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>          be less indention into the metal, causing less loss of tonal effect over time.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>          It would be less (no) filing or shaping work to do when restringing.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>          Aaaaaahhh, now, there's a concept !!   Cost??   well, shoot ... pianos</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>          <STRONG>keep going up in cost each year, anyway.   Wad-da-Hey !!</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>          Why do you think people are wanting keyboards now days?   Yes, they</DIV> <DIV>          are easier to move from Island to Island.  I bet Magnum has a keyboard</DIV> <DIV>          because T.C. can't get a piano in the Helicopter.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>========================================================</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:06:56 -0700 "David Ilvedson" <<A href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">ilvey@sbcglobal.net</A>> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV> <DIV align=left>Another study:  will dampchasers keep strings from rusting in Hawai...?</DIV> <DIV align=left><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA 94044<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px" align=left> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Wimblees@aol.com<BR>To: caut@ptg.org<BR>Received: 8/27/2007 1:49:57 PM<BR>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Scientific study - Stainless wire (Help!)<BR><BR><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV align=left>In a message dated 8/27/07 11:49:59 A.M. Hawaiian Standard Time, jim_busby@byu.edu writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT color=#000080 size=2> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000080 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Wim,</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000080 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000080 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What a great idea! I wasn’t even thinking about that, but indeed that is THE major difference, after all. Hey, I’m sure you’ll need some stainless in your new job… </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000080 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000080 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks.</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000080 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000080 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards,</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000080 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jim </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000080 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>That's what gave me the idea. Just this morning I tuned a piano with rusty strings. It sounded OK, but wondered what it would sound with new strings</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR> <DIV><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Get a sneak peek of the all-new <A title=http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982 href="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" target=_blank>AOL.com</A>.</FONT> </DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>