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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Joe I can help you with the =
sulfur (spelt
sulphur here) problem. I live in a New Zealand city that is =
plagued with
this problem in certain areas. I have written a comprehensive =
article that
I can send to you as an attachment. Any others on the List are =
also
welcome to have a copy if they give me their e-mail address. Brian =
Holden
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href="mailto:bholden@wave.co.nz">bholden@wave.co.nz</A> &nbs=
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original =
Message-----</B><BR><B>From:
</B>Joe & Penny Goss <<A
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href="mailto:imatunr@primenet.com">imatunr@primenet.com</A>><BR><B>T=
o:
</B><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> =
<<A
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href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR><B>Date:
</B>Sunday, 23 January 2000 14:38<BR><B>Subject: </B>sulfer
vapors<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a new one for =
me.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Called to tune a Kimball console =
about ten
years old.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All bass strings had a blackish =
green mark
where the hammer and damper felt contacted the string. Much darker =
and more
build up than I have ever seen before.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In talking to the customer I =
believe that the
strings are being corroded by an extreme amount of sulfer in the =
drinking
water ( farm well ) used for a small household of six.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Another problem for the piano is =
the wood stove
six feet away already causing bridge pin looseness! =
ARGG</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any damp chase would further the =
corosion
problem if outside water were not used.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The corosion is so thick on the =
dampers that
they all need to be replaced, and the crud removed from the hammers =
as
well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I see no solution to the problem =
untill a new
sulferless source of water is found.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss</FONT></DIV>
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