touching the strings and other damage

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "antares" <antares@EURONET.NL>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: February 17, 2002 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: touching the strings and other damage


> No talc please.
> Either a completely dry hand but better still, a very thin glove.
> In the Yamaha factory the stringing technicians wear cotton gloves to a.
> protect the strings and b. to protect their hands.
> Touching strings with wet hands (and all hands usually have some moist on
> them) causes corrosion stains.
>
> André Oorebeek
>

There's something odd about this. Some people seem to be able to handle
strings all day and cause no harm. Others come within ten feet of piano wire
and it starts to corrode. Best advise I can give is to keep dirty and sweaty
hands off of piano strings. Or wear gloves--though I can't see any pianist
wearing them during a performance.

Del