Slow hammer return

[Scott Jackson]

You mean Protek CLP.
Protek makes other types of lubricant also. The stuff for centres is
CLP (cleaner, lubricant, protectant - is that a word?)

Scott Jackson


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 25 June 2002 7:16
Subject: Re: Slow hammer return


| Protek!  Most supply house have it.  It works most of the time.
|
| David I.
|   ----- Original Message -----
|   From: Arthur Chickering
|   To: pianotech@ptg.org
|   Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 8:37 AM
|   Subject: Slow hammer return
|
|
|   List,
|   I have a customer with a 1921 Steinway Upright with very slow
hammer return, which I think was caused by a floor humidifier.  I
heated the hammer butt centers with a hair dryer, which freed up the
hammers for about 1 hour. The questions is what do you think is the
most reliable way to free up sluggish hammers without replacing center
pins or parts?  Should I use silicone and naptha, alcohol and methanol
or install a Dammp-Chaser heater bar with a humidistat?
|
|   Thanks,
|   Arthur
|
|