[pianotech] piano behavior - shrinking with H20 & alcohol

chrisstor at aol.com chrisstor at aol.com
Tue Nov 22 07:42:10 MST 2011


Tom et al,

The gas line antifreeze "Heet" is methyl alcohol.
http://www.goldeagle.com/brands/heet/default.aspx

The MSDS information is here, indicating that it's methyl alcohol with apparently no other proprietary ingredients:
http://www.imperialsupplies.com/msds0055060.shtml

The advantage of methyl alcohol is that it evaporates quickly, allowing you to do the center pin bushing sizing procedure with less time spent waiting for the centers to free up.  But the corresponding disadvantage is its flash point.  Probably not a smart idea to use a heat gun to hasten the drying process with methyl.

Chris Storch
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