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I thought little bit and thought may be it is copper based. Copper is
strong anti fungal , anti marine life etc.

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 11:30 PM, Mustafa Umut Sarac <
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> I know , at Stradivari age , there was widespread of wood eating bugs.
> Someone asked is the venice bay borax bug treatment caused the stradivari
> wood quality .
>
> I think burgundy red reminds me iron oxides where it can add some sound
> charm to instrument ?
>
> But I know there are some organisms with red burgundy color which
> collected from trees. This can smooth the sound of wood.
>
> Chalky reminds me more on iron oxide red called armenian bole.
> Umut
>
> On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 11:17 PM, Michael Ryan <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> I have a c.1805 Kaspar Katholnick square pianoforte that has been painted
>> with a chalky burgundy-red substance inside the soundbox. Does anyone know
>> what this substance might be, and its function? Possibly an insecticide?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> MR
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