Dry Throat?

[John Elliott]

Jim,

If you see hammers that have a dark green stain at the
base of the hammers, this is what contains the
arsenic. Its purpose is to be a stiffener for the
felt.

John

--- James Grebe <pianoman@accessus.net> wrote:

> It has been said that one of the ingredients used to
> moth proof hammers was the addition of arsenic.  Our
> noses are stuck inside pianos all day with the
> hammer cutting into the felt releasing all this moth
> proofing stuff to suck in our noses.  I have never
> heard it denied that arsenic was/is used.
> Jim
> James Grebe
> Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair
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>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Ed Carwithen 
>   To: PTG Pianotech 
>   Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 11:08 PM
>   Subject: Dry Throat?
> 
> 
>   I keep having trouble with irritated throat while
> tuning.  Does anyone else?  After a day of several
> tunings my throat feels as if I have gone through a
> very long ardurous choral rehearsal.  I have to have
> lozenges (sp) in my pocket at all times or I suffer
> major coughing fits.
> 
>   Years ago, while studying at Eastman School of
> Music I had to do a presentation on tunings, and I
> played a recording of ascending tones.  A very odd
> reaction occurred in which many of the people in the
> class experienced a throat constriction as the pitch
> being heard reached the top of their vocal range. 
> This was obvious as people swallowed, or clutched at
> their throats as the sensation hit them.  We all
> laughed at it at the time.  Now I wonder if, in
> tuning, I am unconsciously matching the pitches I am
> sounding with a tightening of my vocal chords.
>     Does this problem resonate with anyone else?  
> 
>   Ed Carwithen
>   John Day, OR



		
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