I recently heard about this "tooner" from another technician. As I understand he is in San Diego and has "trained" his son to continue his "Slick 50" tradition. I think this is a good time to consider a PTG hitman. David Ilvedson, RPT Date sent: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 8:45 -0500 From: "JPIESIK" <JPIESIK@arinc.com> To: "pianotech@ptg.org" <pianotech@ptg.org>, "Paul S. Larudee" <larudee@pacbell.net> Subject: Re[2]: super glue battle Send reply to: pianotech@ptg.org > Paul writes: > > "I knew there was a good reason I refused to listen to any of you guys > using CA glue on pin blocks. And oil? The only place for oil is a > salad. Only solution is a new pin block and restringing." > > I agree with Paul - I don't dope or use super glue on pinblocks. > > That post by that fellow in Florida was hilarious, wasn't it! Ah, we > laugh. > > And oil? I personally know a technician (an RPT) who swears by > "Slick-50" (yes, Slick-50, the engine oil treatment). He uses it, > before every service, on the tuning pins, tuning pin coils, bridge > pins, agraffes, and, if the action gets removed, action centers, > hammers (yes, the hammers), etc. He might as well just be tossing the > piano with tomatoes and onions with a dash of freshly gound pepper. > Why do you think Yamaha has modified its warranty statement to exclude > pianos that have been improperly treated with oil? Needless to say, > many beautiful pianos have been ruined. > > I'm not laughing anymore. > > Regards, > > John Piesik, RPT > Oceanside, CA > David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA ilvey@jps.net
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