Sorry, it's not worth the risk to me! See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol Especially scroll on down to the bottom to "Health and Safety". Avery Todd On 10/2/07, Michael Kurta <mkurta at roadrunner.com> wrote: > > Hi Gary: > This is a direct quote from the Baldwin service manual: > "For a Softer Tone: A mixture of 25% water and 75% methanol can be > applied to the hammers to produce a mellower tone in Baldwin hammers. Care > should be taken not to apply to stapled areas. The solution can be applied > to the shoulders for moderate changes or to the strike point for more severe > changes. It is recommended in most cases not to apply the solution to the > top octave and lowest octave since these areas usually require more tone > accentuation to be musically pleasing. It takes about 20-30 minutes for the > solution to work. Fine voicing can then be performed with shallow needling > to the hammers as needed to provide a consistent note to note tone." > I've used this solution for years and found it to work well. > Methanol BTW, is non-permanent anti-freeze and can sometimes be found at > farm supply stores. Its also found in windshield washer fluid, but I'm not > sure what else is in there and the proportion of water to methanol. > > Mike Kurta, Syracuse chapter > Mike Kurta, Syracuse chapter > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071002/71aaef07/attachment.html
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