Thank's Greg, I was confusing it with mentholated spirits. This side of the border they dye it purple to stop some people from drinking it. Roger At 04:49 PM 28/03/00 -0500, you wrote: >I thought that mineral spirits was another name for paint thinner. >Greg Newell > >Roger Jolly wrote: > >> Hi Jim, >> Is mineral spirits, almost pure methanol? If so it can soften a >> hammer down quite radically. >> Roger.J >> >> At 08:08 AM 28/03/00 -0500, you wrote: >> > >> >In a message dated 3/28/2000 7:29:00 AM, you wrote: >> > >> ><<So far it looks like nobody knows what mineral spirits will do to a >> >Steinway pinblock or action. >> > >> >Any guesses out there?>> >> > >> >Well Roger since "guesses" are acceptable :-) >> > The mineral spirits make a lubricating/sizing action take place in the >> >action centers..,as you have discovered and reported and will eventually, >> >many years down the road, possibly lead to the formation of verdigris in >> >those affected parts. (this based on experience following a tech who years >> >ago thought mineral spirits was a magic elixir and used it very copiously on >> >'everything'...most of what he treated has developed some degree of >> >verdigris...even in those instruments where it is not commonly found.) Other >> >than these two thingees and some 'staining' I would not "guess" the mineral >> >spirits to be a problem but I haven't seen the 'damage' :-) >> > The pin block is a very different matter though. I would "guess" that >> >initially the pins in the affected area would be less tight 'feeling' than >> >normal. After the mineral spirits has dried sufficiently I would "guess" >> that >> >some degradation of torque values would be apparent and as the block dries >> >out as much as it ever will I would expect the affected pins to develop a >> >snapping/jerky feel...but that is just a guess based on SWAG rather than >> >experience. >> >Jim Bryant (FL) >> > >> Roger Jolly >> Saskatoon, Canada. >> 306-665-0213 >> Fax 652-0505 > Roger Jolly Saskatoon, Canada. 306-665-0213 Fax 652-0505
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