<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Wait a sec.... The hammers were sluggish at first... but not in an acute state of siezure.. after the application of Proteck they go into cardiac arrest and Protec can not be the cause ??? or at least a contributing factor ??? Sounds sorta like a case of someone with thin blood taking too much asprin and wondering why they bleed to death.. or what ?? :) Donald Mannino wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>Don (what a great name!), That they seized up doesn't mean the Protec was the cause.  it just means it didn't work to prevent it. Reaming and repinning will take care of it.  Be accurate, be consistent - it makes a world of difference in the touch, and the tone will likely improve, too! Don Mannino RPT   At 07:37 AM 9/28/00 -0400, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite cite>To the List - A fellow colleague proteked the hammer and whippen flanges of a new Steinway only to have them completely seize up resulting in the need to repin the whole darn works.  So.....is the bushing cloth used on these instruments treated with Emeralon which reacts adversely to Protek?  I myself have used Protek on older S&S pianos here and there with good results. Don Bee, RPT Chicago Chapter</blockquote> </blockquote> -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway  </html>