<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hi folks, I tried the mineral
spirits way in the bass section: 20 minutes. Then I tried the Dremel
tool method in the rest of the wips:7 minutes! I've decided to use
the old ones and hope they die soon and boost up arguement to replace the
instrument. I might then buy it and restore it for my own. Right
now, I am piano-less! Am I the only tech without a home piano?</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Thanks all for the input.</font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Fred writes:<br>
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<< First remove all springs to one side. Put a bamboo skewer through
a <br>
bunch of them at a time, and clean the springs with a rag soaked in <br>
mineral spirits. >><br>
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Greetings, <br>
I find it is much faster, cleaner, and thorough to put one of those
small <br>
felt wheels in the Dremel tool and just touch it to a piece of very fine
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polishing compound. Then simply go along the line of springs with
a light touch. <br>
The whole top of the rep springs will shine like new. I use a 3/16"
dowel <br>
under the springs' ends to do a whole set at once. <br>
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Ed Foote <br>
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