Hi,John! Can you clarify what is "VS Profelt"???????? Thanx isaac On Nov 18, 2008, at 7:37 PM, John Formsma wrote: > On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 7:09 PM, Greg Newell <gnewell at ameritech.net> > wrote: > > Best course of action? Depends. Do you want it to last? Do > you want > a reputation for excellence? Repin them. > > > I agree with Greg. A lube is not going to fix major friction > problems. I've run across several Wurlies with high friction in > hammer, wippen, and jack centers. > > Before repinning, you might do a couple things: > Push a few problem center pins out to see if they have "crud" on > them. If so, you probably want to repin. > Size the problem centers with a solution of alcohol and water. > Begin with 10% or 25% water and the rest denatured alcohol. Put 2-3 > drops on a few centers, and leave them overnight (or under a warm > lamp for a couple hours). And be sure to "exercise" the centers > after the sizing. > If the alcohol/water sizing doesn't work, you could use a higher > concentration of water. If that doesn't work, you'll have to repin > as needed. And I'd allow plenty of labor, because you're likely to > repin most of the hammers and wippens. I would remove all hammers > and wippens, and check the friction on each one (along with the > jack). And while you're at it, renew the key bushings with VS > Profelt if they look cupped. That will only take a few minutes, and > it works well. > > -- > JF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081118/f9750881/attachment-0001.html>
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