Ben, Have you heard of Protek? I've had success with it. Lance Lafargue, RPT New Orleans Chapter Covington, LA. lafargue@iamerica.net ---------- > From: Benjamin Treuhaft <blt@igc.org> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Cc: momsevywhr@juno.com > Subject: steinway verdegris is killing me > Date: Sunday, November 16, 1997 10:05 PM > > An 1890's Steinway upright action is sluggish due to verdegris. I > flooded all the centers with Renewsit, the stuff Franz Mohr used for > years to free seized centers. I massaged it in, sliding the center > pins back and forth. That worked for a while. > It came back. > Next, I wet all the centers with alcohol and water and hit the > action with heat from a hair dryer. That worked fine. > It came back. > Finally, I repinned dozens of centers, washing out the bushings > with Renewsit before and during reaming. It worked great. > It's back again. What shall I do? > Ben Treuhaft > Berkeley, Calif. > ps Next week I'm going to install a dampp-chaser and control unit.
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