Verdigris on Steinway rails

[Keith McGavern]

>This is information I didn't know. But if this is a problem with brass rails,
>then why doesn't verdigris appear on every Steinway, new or old?

There are more factors than I initially thought, Wim.  So I would be hard
pressed (not cold pressed:-) to supply an answer to this question of yours.

>Since I don't see very many Steinways from areas around the oceans, is this a
>problem in Florida, or Texas?

I would have suspected  pianos with exposure to salt water air to be the
most susceptible, but not anymore.  I have older Steinway grands that have
reeked with verdigris here in Oklahoma.  So I'm at a loss.  Jim B.
certainly offered another plausible explanation.

See you in Providence,

Keith A. McGavern
kam544@ionet.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA