There have been cases of factory "oversights", regardless of manufacturer. All that I'm aware of were innocent in nature. That is, they were attempts by the workers at doing something faster, better, or easier, and NOT byproducts of a design or manufacturing requirement. (This does _not_ include things like soaking hammer flanges in mutton tallow, which was a manufacturing decision). This situation, however, is a new phenomenon to me. I don't know the how many pianos are considered a "bunch" in Laredo, but you could consider removing the pressure bar for cleaning. Unfortunately, I think this is the least of the problem. As you indicated, the material has or -will- travel. It will compromise bass strings and affect sound transfer through the bridges. At this point, and based on your description alone, it seems unlikely that heat or solvents is going to do the trick. Depending on what the foreign material actually is, it's also possible that removing/replacing strings and cleaning everything in sight may not work. I feel that the condition was caused by another "PRN" rather than the factory. Otherwise, I can recall at least two instances of a similar nature. One involved "blow-by" from the kitchen in a restaurant. The entire piano was absolutely dead within six months. The other was ... something (Pledge, lemon oil?) applied by an overzealous housekeeper. Either of these had the same end results as you seem to be experiencing. Just my take... Jim Harvey -----Original Message----- >>> >Is this normal? Making unisons stable is a bit of a chore. No >>> >wonder they were warbling & howling. Do they come from the factory >>> >this way? or did one of the past piana toonas oil everything up? >>> >>> >Over lubricated in Laredo, >>> >Andrew
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