<!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 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>On another picture, it shows up only on that = connecting rod between the butt and catcher -- nothing on top of the hammers = themselves.  Another mystery solved!  Thanks!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tomtuner@comcast.net = href="mailto:tomtuner@comcast.net">tom driscoll</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 01, 2005 = 2:16 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: A real West = Virginia piano</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> A real West Virginia = piano</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>At first, I thought this black, powdery stuff = was mold -- but there was no rust on the strings, and it was only on the tops of = the hammers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>As I dared to touch it, a train went rumbling by = (100 yards or more away), and the light bulb came on: very fine coal = dust!  Finally, an environment that is *beneficial* to a piano!  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Cy,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Baldwin = vertical--It's the catchers-Butt coverings deteriorating-not coal dust.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    You mentioned = tops of the hammers ? Did you mean tops of the butts and catchers?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Tom Driscoll</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>