I never had a chance to use diesel Oil,but Proteck or Ballistol worked for me...Hope,it helps....isaac. -----Original Message----- >From: John Delacour <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk> >Sent: Nov 16, 2008 12:21 PM >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: Re: [pianotech] seized let off buttons > >At 11:06 -0800 16/11/08, Rob & Helen Goodale wrote: > >>Clarify: "Dollies"? Do you mean key capstans? > >Dollies or soldier-tops is fine. Capstans are on a grand. > >>Whatever the case try a little heat from the tip of a soldering gun, >>that will often free parts that have seized in wood. If not try >>heating, cooling, and heating again. > >The soldering iron sounds rather slow. I use the flame from a gas >lighter or a spirit lamp to work on about 10 set-off screws at a >time. You need to get them quite hot and then ease them in and out a >very small amount clockwise and anti-clockwise until they are free. >The soldiers will need more heat and it might be a good idea to put >two drops of diesel oil where the wire enters the top and leave them >overnight before using the flame. > >JD > > >-- >______________________________________________________________________ > Delacour Pianos * Silo * Deverel Farm * Milborne St. Andrew > Dorset DT11 0HX * England > Phone: +44 1202 731031 > Mobile: +44 7801 310 689 * Fax: +44 870 705 3241 >______________________________________________________________________ >
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