Hammer Juice Solvents, Alcohols, Long

[Farrell]

Does Baldwin sell this silicone oil?

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "thepianoarts" <thepianoarts@home.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: Hammer Juice Solvents, Alcohols, Long


> Roger,
>
>     Kent Webb got me hooked also. ( Past #1 service tech for Baldwin, now
> with S&S.) My guess is that an arasole spray can of silicone could do some
> damage that Newton has refered to. I squirt it on with the 'really thin
> needle' bottles. I usually use the 1875 watt hair dryer first. Protec did
> not prove effective enough for me to switch. I hope a chemist can answer
> migration concerns that our esteamed college, and my pal Newton has
voiced.
>     I also like the price of the Baldwin soup, compared to Protec.
> Dan
>
> on 9/8/01 9:50 PM, jolly roger at baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> > Dan
> > I have used it for years with out a problem, and it seems a lot
> > better than protec. FWIW.
> > Roger
> >
> >
> >
> > At 12:30 AM 9/8/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >> Earl,
> >>
> >> I have a question for you about using naptha and Baldwins silicone oil,
> >> (their recepie) to "treat" sluggish flanges. My friend Newton, strongly
> >> disapproves of using this mixture, because of the chance that the
silicone
> >> will make its way into the pinblock, etc.
> >> Baldwin sells about 1/2 a pint of silicone oil, with instructions to
> >> mix it with one gallon VM&P naptha. I have been squirting it on flanges
for
> >> many moons. Newton thinks I should be shot. Aside from silicones
reputation
> >> for causing refinishing (fish-eye) problems, do you have any knowledge
of
> >> its properties, for example, to migrate from the hammer shank flanges,
to
> >> the pinblock, in a vertical piano?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >>
> >> Dan
> >>
> >
>