---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment On Monday, October 21, 2002, at 12:52 AM, Tom Driscoll wrote: > > =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 I found the hammer shank action = centers to be very tight.=20 > Two- Three swings only. I had no luck with protek on a sample. > > =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 I consulted withSteinwayN.Y.and = spoke with David Kirkland=20 > in Tech services. He was very supportive but had never heard of this=20= > problem before. He mentioned that these centers were treated with=20 > liquid Teflon and shouldn=92t be tight---=93 permafree two=94 I think = he=20 > called them. When I mentioned protek David suggested that it generally=20= > is a short term fix and suggested alcohol =96water treatment to resize=20= > the bushings > > =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 So--- My questions trusted = colleagues: > > =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 > > 1.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0If treated with liquid Teflon at the factory, why = would Protek=20 > CPL (Teflon) be short-term in the field? Possibly the Protek carrying agent can't loosen up the felt that's=20 clogged with teflon. > 2.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Will the alc-water treatment be effective on a center = so=20 > treated? Yes, but I think the procedure Eric Schandall taught was straight=20 methanol (no water). > 3.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Have you seen tight centers on other new Steinways? Yes, on a new St. B he was using for a concert prep 1 day class in=20 Connecticut last year. Patrick= ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2316 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/5f/0e/d0/55/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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