too stiff

[thepianoarts]

Hi Wayne,


Not mush verdigris on the pins?  A little is way too much. If this is a
Steinway Upright, there are fluids that will disolve the verdigris. Post me
privatly, and I will visit with you about techniques that work.

Dan

on 9/17/01 7:35 PM, Wayne Hohle at wayne.hohle@sympatico.ca wrote:

> hi there
> i appreciated your timely comments on sluggish centers and wondered of
> you could comment on this again for me. i'm dealing with an upright
> action that has several butt flange centers that stiffen up with just a
> bit of humidity. i had the action out to change some of the pins and was
> 
> working on it in front of a patio door and the heat coming in was enough
> 
> to solve a lot of the problem. as soon as the action is put back in the
> piano , in just a short  time the centers tighten up. i put in a 25 watt
> 
> dampchaser bar without humidistat for a few weeks , it did help but the
> customer still has some reason to complain. there is not much verdigris
> on the pins.
> what would you do?
> thanks if you could comment
> wayne
> 
> 
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