too stiff

[David Love]

Dale:

Why wouldn't rebushing work?  The verdigris, in my experience doesn't
permeate the wood surrounding it.  The question there is whether or not it
is a practical solution.  My answer has generally been no.

David Love

----- Original Message -----
From: "Erwinpiano" <Erwinpiano@email.msn.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: September 19, 2001 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: too stiff


>   Dear List
>  Nothing works for verdigris long term. Not protek ,not rebushing, not
> shrinking, silicine oil,not mineral oil ,snake oil or 30 weight motor oil.
> Been down that dead end road. Temporary solutions at best.
>
>       Dale Erwin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "thepianoarts" <thepianoarts@home.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 8:08 PM
> Subject: Re: too stiff
>
>
> > 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>