Action friction reduction question

Kristinn Leifsson istuner@islandia.is
Sun, 03 Sep 2000 18:59:59 +0000


Thanks Roger,

sizing... uh does that mean soaking?  And what proportions?

Kristinn



At 11:20 3.9.2000 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi Kristinn,
>                   If the centre's look clean, no verdigris, and you have a
>lot of sluggish centre's.
>Try sizing the bushing's with alcohol and water, leave 24hrs to dry
>naturally.  It will save a lot of work and give consistent results. Drying
>with a hair drier tends to over shrink the bushings.
>Regrads Roger
>
>
>At 05:06 PM 03/09/00 +0000, you wrote:
> >
> >Hey List
> >
> >I´m just about to take a spinet action and check out all the centers.  It´s
> >had some sticking problems
> >I´ll start by lubing, figured I´d let it wait a little.  Then check each
> >pin, and do some reaming and replacement.
> >
> >I was just wandering whether there´s anything else interesting I could do
> >e.g. letting it sit out in the sun, put a blow dryer on it etc. :)
> >
> >No honestly.  Do you have any suggestions?  (scientifically proven methods
> >or not) <G>
> >
> >Just taking advantage of ALL knowledge out there,
> >
> >Kristinn Leifsson
> >Reykjavík, Iceland
> >
>Roger Jolly
>Saskatoon, Canada.
>306-665-0213
>Fax 652-0505



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