<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=526203808-12102002>Tropicalized pianos mean they will stand = humid climate, may be they need to be spilled with water to keep their properties, and = the coffee was an attempt to add moisture (the guy was in a hurry and did = not have other liquid).</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=526203808-12102002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN = class=526203808-12102002>;>) sorry .</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=526203808-12102002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN = class=526203808-12102002>I doubt the board suffer really from that, but for hammers, and strings = that's another thing.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=526203808-12102002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN = class=526203808-12102002>Nice that the tone is yet good.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=526203808-12102002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=526203808-12102002>Regards.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=526203808-12102002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN = class=526203808-12102002>Isaac O</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la = part de</B> Sarah Fox<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> samedi 12 octobre 2002 06:17<BR><B>À :</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Objet :</B> = Coffee spill in a tropicalized concert grand<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello, list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am a new subscriber.  I've = been getting valuable info from pianotech for some time now, but I've only now had = reason to subscribe.  Thanks, BTW, for all of your contributions.  = They have been a wonderful resource to me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just purchased a 1933 Wissner = concert grand (clone of an S&S D), which is in need of partial = restoration.  Among its strengths is a magnificent sounding board with ample crown, no = cracks, tight bridges and ribs, and a deep, rich tone.  The excellent = condition of the sounding board is rather amazing, considering that there were = at least a couple of coffee spills onto the treble end of the sounding board, splattering onto the hammers, and that the coffee was not mopped up = but rather left to dry where it had pooled to probably about 1/4" deep!  The coffee residue is quite thick.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, I noticed in a Wissner = catalog (obtained from Ebay by the man who sold me the piano) that Wissner pianos were tropicalized (I presume including the model H, which is mine).  I = don't know much about tropicalization methods.  Might = the sounding board have been treated in such a way as to withstand = moisture (e.g. spilled coffee)?  Could tropicalization also be = responsible for the excellent preservation of the sounding board through = decades in which climate control might have been lacking?   More = importantly, is there anything special I should know about a tropicalized piano = that might affect how I would best clean the coffee residue from the sounding board???  I already checked the "How to Clean Anything" book, but = it didn't say how to clean clean coffee from a tropicalized sounding = board ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you for your = advice!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah Fox</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>