Steinway Drinking

[Roger C Hayden]

HELP !!  ! ! ! ! 

On Mon, 27 Mar 2000 19:39:36 -0500 Roger C Hayden <rchayden2@juno.com>
writes:
> Another one for all you experts:
> 
> A touch up man poured mineral spirits into a newly acquired 1924 
> Steinway
> M.  About a cup's worth poured into the mid section and treble of 
> the
> tuning pins (original block) and cascaded into the action, soaking 
> tuning
> pins, hammer flanges, whippens and flanges, key bushings, and 
> hitting a
> few hammers.   The action seemed to retain it, since there was none 
> on
> the keybed.
> 
> So what can I expect this stuff to do?
> 
> It happened about 1:00 PM.  Torque on the tuning pins seems down a
> little.  This piano always held its tune well.
> 
> I check affected flanges, BOY are they FREE??!!  They flop without a
> screw in the hole.  Hammers swing almost perpetually.
> 
> The man has good liability and we're getting in contact, but I'd 
> like to
> here from those who know what the effects these chemicals will 
> ultimately
> have.
> 
> Any takers??   (I'm still working on the cracked Hazelton frame.)
> 
> Roger Hayden RPT
> Clarks Summit, PA
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