alcohol and water

[Don]

Hi,

Just borrow the lady of the house's hair drier. Heat the center to dry it!

At 07:41 PM 3/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Jim,
>
>I read your post in the archives re: your disapproval for mineral oil in
>piano work. Mixed with naptha, this solution is outstanding for tight
>action centers and has never produced the slightest hint of verdigris in
>the pianos I have serviced and followed up on for as much as 10 years. How
>can you tell that a tech used mineral oil in a piano 20 years before you?
>If you do see signs of verdigris, how do you connect it to mineral mixed
>with naptha? I believe , Jim, that you are mistaken about this one. If you
>mix 8:1 mineral oil to naptha and keep it in your trunk, you will find it
>inexpensive,  and simple to deal with (just suck up a portion in a plastic
>squeaze bottle). Apply it liberally to the centers in a 5 second sweeping
>motion from bass to treble, work the left pedal (on a vertical),  or work
>the hammers on a grand, and watch that sluggishness disappear in minutes. I
>believe that this treatment is *extremely* effective and is in no way
>connected with verdigris.
>
>What is your alternative to treating sluggish action centers? Alcohol and
>water is very effective (so I've heard), but that requires drying time, or
>else a return visit which is even worse. Please send me a duplicate reply
>privately as I am not currently on the list. I Always enjoy chatting with
>you.
>
>
>Howard S. Rosen, RPT
>Boynton Beach, Florida
>
>
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
"Tuner for the Centre of the Arts"
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REGINA, SK
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