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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello, list,</FONT></DIV>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you for your advice!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah Fox</FONT></DIV>
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