Slow hammer return

[David Ilvedson]

That is correct...sorry for the incomplete info.  When is someone going to figure out what is in the stuff?  I think it's naptha and teflon...

David I.

----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
From: Scott Jackson <jurjens@tpg.com.au>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 09:30:24 +1000
Subject: Re: Slow hammer return

>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
>|
>|