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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I've got a question.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>If the strings are that badly moisture-damaged, =
what else
is wrong with this piano?????</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=roger.j@sasktel.net =
href="mailto:roger.j@sasktel.net">Roger Jolly</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 08, =
2003 7:45
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: A Little Rusty In
Alabama</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>Hi
=
Tommy,<BR> &nb=
sp;
I would opt for a complete re string, and new dampers. Using the =
old
dampers is false economy in my book. Some of those rust =
flakes
will be in the felt, and cause sizzle like sounds.<BR>Regards
Roger<BR><BR><BR>At 06:33 PM 1/8/2003 -0500, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT size=2>Hello
everybody;<BR> I think I know the answer =
before I
ask the question. <BR> =
Today, I
tuned a G-2 Yamaha, probably 1980's. We do not know the history of =
this
instrument but we are checking with the owner who has left this =
piano in the
care and custody of a larger church in our area. I've never =
seen so
much rust on strings in my entire careeer. It looks like the strings =
were
bathed in salt water and where rust isn't is dark, black streaks on =
the
wires from what appears to be a previous cleaning of rust from the =
strings.
(The silver is missing) In some places the rust is so thick it =
can be
scraped with a finger nail. <BR> Question: =
How to
fix?.... Restring =
completely???<BR> Can
rusty strings be cleaned and if so how does one prevent rust from
re-accumulating? We should not oil unwound strings ......should we? =
How can
rust be cleaned from the inside area of the wire coil and at each =
pressure
point? <BR> I brought this rust problem to =
the
attention of the Choir Director. I felt he should contact the owner =
about
this previous existing conditon of the instrument before it was =
delivered to
the church.<BR> To be perfectly honest, I =
believe
this instrument should be completely restrung especially when =
strings start
"popping". <BR> Last question. If a bass =
string
breaks from the "hitch pin",will it 'shoot' toward the key end. I =
have
'shot' them toward the tail of the piano across the room when broken =
at the
tuning pin but I've never broken a string at the hitch pin area.
<BR> Mind you, I'm just getting ready to put =
on my
flack jacket and besides the choir director was worried about his
pianist.<BR><BR>Thank you all for your wisdom<BR>Tommy Black<BR>A =
Little
Rusty In Decatur, Ala. =
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