Staib-Abendschein action,WD-40

Farrell mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
Thu, 8 Jan 2004 06:31:32 -0500


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I don't know that I have ever seen a Staib-Abendschein action before. =
What are its characteristics? Got a picture? The regulation specs you =
cite are quite unusual.

Don't know what to say about the WD-40 thing, except that you wouldn't =
catch me doing that.

Terry Farrell

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From: "Rebecca Heneberry" <ajhen@mail.planetcomm.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 2:15 AM
Subject: Staib-Abendschein action,WD-40


> Greetings to everyone on the list.I have a couple of questions for
> general comment
>    1.I have seen a Staib-Abendschein action before,but I may be
> called upon soon to work on one,and I'm wondering if there is
> anything I should know before starting.The action in question is
> badly out of reg.in the usual manner for an old upright(2 1/2
> blow,1/2 dip,3/4 letoff,?? checking)and I'm hoping that getting it
> back in the ballpark spec-wise will do the trick.Any suggestions
> would be helpful.
>    2.There is a local tooner who is in the habit of using WD-40 on
> action centers.I have followed this guy's work pretty often,and
> I'm seeing a lot of "gummed up" actions,I presume from the
> WD-40(customers tell me it gets sprayed pretty indiscriminately).I
> have gotten some relief with Pro-tek and a heat gun,but I wonder
> what the long term effect will be.As you may have guessed,I'm
> gathering ammunition.At the risk of opening the floodgates,I'm
> hoping to hear from anyone with info. or experience on the subject.
>                      Thanks,=20
>                          Alan Heneberry
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