Verdigris

[Jon Page]

Is this the procedure for application?

One for the flange, one for the tech.
Two for the flange, two for the tech.  etc...

I'll have to take a shot at it next time.

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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At 07:32 AM 2/17/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Sorry Jim about offending someone from the great state of Kentucky.  By the
>way, your writing is eloquent!  It is an honor to be reprimanded by you.
>
>So, it is burbon I use on verdigris.  I've tried vodka, but it makes the
>screws loose (in the action that is).
>
>Remove the action so it can be placed on it's side or laid down.  The burbon
>works best injected with a large animal syringe.  While I'm at it I inject
>all flanges.  No use doing one and not the other, as who knows what flange is
>really the problem without checking them all.  Put a drop on either end of
>the flange pin and either side of the bird's eye.  The action will be tighter
>than it was to start with, but move all the parts to make sure the burbon
>washes the pin.   Reinstall the action and wait a day.  A hair drier can be
>used to speed the drying process, but I find it a waste of time when nature
>can do the same.  None of this takes very long, just the spinets (Action
>removal and reinstallation)
>
>I've used this on grand actions that were frozen with hammers blocked against
>the strings and spinets that were completely frozen in all flanges.
>
>Hope this helps,
>Tim Coates
>University of South Dakota
>
>
>

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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