verdigris-Goof off

[Ron Nossaman]

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>You have to try using the heat gun method.
>The nice thing about this method is that it's clean and easy.
>Flame suit on
>Tom Servinsky

Toms,
The best luck I've had with verdigris, when replacing parts wasn't an 
option, has been the silicone/naphtha mix and a heat gun. Soak everything 
in the S/N first to loosen the stuff up, and do the heat gun thing. Two 
passes of soak and smoke work better than one if the first pass doesn't get 
it. Do it outside, with the wind at your back, because it will make a lot 
of decidedly unfriendly smoke as the gunk bubbles up out of the flanges and 
bushings. This is strictly low-life meatball surgery, with relatively 
temporary results, so I don't worry about what gets too loose. The parts 
were already ruined and the action didn't work at all when I got there, and 
the longer the time spent on "fixing" things, the greater the customer's 
expectation of performance and longevity from the "fix". Issue all 
appropriate disclaimers first, then go over them again until it is 
understood that this is not a resurrection, but rather an ATTEMPT at 
partial reanimation of the dead. Getting a real action with real 
performance expectation will require real parts, and you have to tell them 
that enough times for it to register. And have a moving pad handy in case 
of large fireball formation. No, I've never torched one, but I'd hate to 
not be ready if it happened. I've done this to three actions, with from 3-7 
years passing before the problem returns. In all cases, the customers were 
quite satisfied with their partial reanimation, and in no case has any of 
them seriously considered rebuilding the piano.

Ron N

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