WD40

[Avery Todd]

Ron,

I once ran into a piano years ago who a "local" tech (not Houston)
had sprayed WD-40 on the tuning pins to remove the rust. After
about 2-3 hours trying to tune it, I QUIT and told them that
"I'd call them. Please don't call me!"

Avery

At 08:09 PM 6/2/04, you wrote:

>>It's amazing to me that no one has mentioned what the letters
>>WD stand for. It's Water Displacement, as in when your
>>carburetor floods out! Otherwise, IMHO, WD-40 has no place
>>within 10 miles of a piano! JHHO & flame suit on!
>>
>>Avery
>
>
>Well, OK, but I'd prefer 20 miles. About the second year I was in 
>business, I did a service call for a dealer - a year old Yamaha with 
>sticking keys. The guy was right. Those keys would have stuck to just 
>about anything. The guy who did the dealer's tunings on new pianos had 
>hosed, sorry, HOSED down the interior of the piano (bass strings and all) 
>to "fix" a squeaking damper. Turned out, it was a damper lift rod hanger, 
>and it still squeaked, but the rest of the piano was a throw away. He 
>should have just dipped it. The piano would still have been turned into a 
>big patio candle, but at least he might have killed the squeak in the process.
>
>Folks, this stuff isn't even a lubricant, much less a lubricant suited for 
>use in a piano. It's all in the archives, in gory detail.
>
>.sgurd ot on yas tsuJ
>
>Ron N
>
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