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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Dave -</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A couple of possibilities:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1.) A over zealous cleaning lady with a =
damp cloth
trying to remove dust [who maybe does her cleaning when the piano =
owner is
not paying attention]?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2.) Furr-ball walking about in the piano =
when the
lid is up [owner unaware], or worse yet, taking naps on the strings? Those=
little paws can carry moisture from the cool/damp concrete floors on to the=
strings.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just a couple of ideas...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian Janey</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fallbrook, CA</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Listers, <BR><BR>I had a tuning =
today on a
brand new Kawai RX-3 6 foot 2 grand. The piano has been in the house =
for
maybe 3 months. It was closed up tight, but when I opened it, I saw =
that
rust was already starting to form on the strings and on some of the pins.
I was shocked, and was at a loss to figure out how this could happen,=
especially in a house with radiant heating(that's another issue).
<BR><BR>It is on caster cups on a painted cement slab floor, and there are =
no
plants in the room. <BR><BR>I had a few ideas, and I'm pretty sure I =
figured out
the reason for this early oxidation, especially after talking to the rather=
freaked-out owner tonight. <BR><BR>So what, in your esteemed opinions, =
might
this be caused by? <BR><BR>Dave "rust never sleeps and neither do I"
Stahl</FONT> </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>