WD40 again

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Ilex,
The allen bolts are an original piece of equipment on one brand of piano, I
forget which one and have only one to deal with. I changed them to hex head
bolts so that the piano did not need to be pulled out from the wall to
remove the lid for its yearly service.
The WD40 is either a misunderstanding on the part of the client or pianos
need to be guarded from service by this tooner.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ilex cameron ross" <i1ex@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 8:31 PM
Subject: WD40 again


> Okay, my week has been frustrating and weird, and today I had a run-in and
> just HAD to ask about it on here, if for no other reason than to affirm
that
> I'm not completely mental (yet). Soooooo, how about the idea of spraying
> WD40 on the backs of hammers to "condition" them and "keep them from
drying
> out" - ???? I at least was given fair warning before my last appointment
> today, that the previous "technician" had sprayed WD40 inside the piano,
so
> I was likely heading into a(nother) clean-up job. Fortunately, when I
> arrived, nothing seemed too damaged, which was when the client mentioned
> that the tech had sprayed the hammers claiming that they would dry out
> otherwise. Has ANYONE heard of this? Is this for real? Please clue me in!
>
> Another one of my fun appointments this week was an
> almost-impossible-to-open upright. Nothing out of the ordinary about this
> piano, just your average console. Except that some DEAR soul had for some
> unknown reason gone and removed the lid hinges and replaced them with
> unbendable thick L-shaped pieces of steel held in place by thick rusting,
> stripped, allen-wrench bolts. *frustration and strife*
>
> Anyway, please enlighten me on the wonders of hammer-conditioning with
WD40.
> thanks,
> ilex
>
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