WD40 again

[John Ross]

Hi.
The only place I have found these hex headed bolts was on Everson [sp] brand
pianos. The were in LDS Church pianos.
It saves the pianos, from being vandalized.
Yes it is annoying to pull them out from the wall. They don't have to be
pulled out too much though.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr@srvinet.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 12:05 AM
Subject: Re: WD40 again


> 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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