Sort of like teflon. David I. On 6 Jan 2003 at 16:22, Kent Swafford wrote: > > On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 03:38 PM, Avery Todd wrote: > > > Isn't that the era with the Verdigris problem? Does that price > > include replacing all the action parts? If I'm correct, of course! > > :-) > > > > Avery > > Some pianos with "green stuff" in the action parts have no problem at > all. As a matter of fact, I have seen plenty of old Steinways with > moderate "green stuff" that have nice, firm pinning and tightness > within normal ranges, wonderful. Without the "green stuff" I'd wager > those same actions would have "dry, fly-away" centers with no friction > at all, unplayable. > > It's hard to maintain an opinion that is so completely at odds with > the prevailing view, but there it is: "Green stuff" ain't necessarily > bad; in fact, sometimes its downright great. > > Kent Swafford > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC