<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Yeah, I'm aware of that. I don't have any reason = to think this is the same verdigris-stuff that attacks Steinways. It is not green = at all, and I had no Christmas trees growing out from the action centers (ever = see that - it looks so cool - as long as it is not<EM> your</EM> = piano!).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>But your point is well taken - who knows, this = stuff might come back even after a rebushing. I think I'll just give the owner two = options - repinning (with lots of warnings about no guarantees for more than a = week or so) or replacement.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2>> Terry wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> >> - Do I need to = rebush (like the US is doing today - oh, no I couldn't <BR>> >> do that!)?<BR>> <BR>> Willis Snyder always insisted that the Steinway = verdigris-producing <BR>> contaminant was leached into the wood, and = would return even if they <BR>> rebushed. He had high magnification photos = of the wool fibers and pins <BR>> to illustrate his findings, probably = twenty years ago.<BR>> <BR>> Patrick Draine<BR></FONT></BODY></HTML>