Baldwin mold?

[David Lawson]

Robert, This looks a little like oxalic acid used for cleaning wooden piano
parts. Perhaps someone has been there before you??
David Lawson Wangaratta Australia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Casper" <bcasper at cox.net>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 5:09 AM
Subject: RE: Baldwin mold?


> The piano has always been in the teacher's studio in Irvine CA. There is
no
> Damp Chaser but no high humidity either.  I detected no odder at all.
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf
> Of Barbara Richmond
> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 11:34 AM
> To: Pianotech List
> Subject: Re: Baldwin mold?
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> It looks like there's rust, too.  Was this piano in storage at one time?
> Does it smell musty?  Any other signs of high humidity?
>
> Where is the OC Chapter?
>
> Barbara Richmond, RPT
> near Peoria, IL
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Casper" <bcasper at cox.net>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 10:05 AM
> Subject: Baldwin mold?
>
>
> >I have a new client with a 1990 Baldwin SF.  After tuning I pulled the
> > action to deal with a couple of "sticky keys".  I was very surprised to
> > see
> > a lot of growth on the hammer shafts (mostly in the center of the
piano).
> > To a much lesser degree it is on the wippens also.  I have never seen
this
> > before and wondered what it is and how to treat it.  It looks like white
> > crystals growing.  This is a link to a couple of pictures to help
identify
> > this mess.
> >
> > http://members.cox.net/bcasper/baldwin.htm
> >
> > Bob Casper
> > Associate
> > OC Chapter
> >
> >
>
>
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