Okay...chemist hat on... I would suspect that there is something 'else' in WD-40 that makes it unsuitable for pianos. The chemicals listed simply wouldn't cause the bad juju's. The culprits, though, may very well not show up in a GC/MS analysis due to non-volatility or thermal decomposition. Methinks the beast is lurking in the shadows... John
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