Staib-Abendschein action,WD-40

[Richard Brekne]

Sheeeshh... isnt there somebody who can turn the guy onto McLube ?? I
mean as long as he's spray happy, he could at least use something that
actually has some decent qualities to impart upon pianos.

I mean.. how difficult can it be to make the change ?
RicB

Conrad Hoffsommer wrote:
> 
> Alan,
> 
> At 01:15 1/8/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> >    2.There is a local tooner who is in the habit of using WD-40 on
> >action centers.
> 
> You in San Diego??
> 
> >I have followed this guy's work pretty often,and
> >I'm seeing a lot of "gummed up" actions,I presume from the
> >WD-40(customers tell me it gets sprayed pretty indiscriminately).I
> >have gotten some relief with Pro-tek and a heat gun,but I wonder
> >what the long term effect will be.As you may have guessed,I'm
> >gathering ammunition.At the risk of opening the floodgates,I'm
> >hoping to hear from anyone with info. or experience on the subject.
> 
> The long term effect is that the wood is, or will soon be, (soggy) toast.
> 
> Conrad Hoffsommer
> Decorah, IA
> 
> Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) for Bio-powered Digitally Activated
> Lever Action Tone Generation Systems
> 
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