Decomposing key leads

[annie at allthingspiano.com]

Isn't the piano still under warranty?

Annie Grieshop

> I know that the subject of decomposing key leads has been brought up here
> before, but a search of the archives brought up no results.
>
> New, 2005 or 2006 Hobart M. Cable upright, (OH-09 A).
>
> I noticed on the last tuning of this piano that all the key leads are
> starting to get covered over with that white fluffy powder that indicates
> decomposition. My first thought was that the owners of this inexpensive
> piano would never go for key lead replacement. Besides, it's probably too
> soon in the process to think in that direction. My next thought was to
> take
> all the keys out and soft-wire brush the powder off the ends of the leads
> and then seal them off with some clear spray paint of some kind. Lacquer,
> Rust-O-Leum, AquaNet, whatever. Anything to hopefully stall the process.
> And
> then I realized that the wiser thing to do would be to bring the subject
> up
> here first. So, any thoughts? Any suggestions?
>
> -- Geoff Sykes
> -- Los Angeles
>