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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How about a mixture of wood alcohol and =
water to
cause the bushing to swell, thereby loosening the pin? Might
work.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Once the action is dried out, what's to =
prevent the
moisture coming back and the action centers becoming sluggish
again?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joy!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elwood</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elwood Doss, Jr.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Piano Technician/Technical =
Director</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>106 Fine Arts Building</FONT></DIV>
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Martin</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 20, =
2003 10:31
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> slow returning =
hammers</DIV>
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PTSIZE="10">Greetings,<BR><BR>  =
;
I went to a home where there was a Chickering console piano that the =
hammers
return at a snail's pace after the key is struck. I suggested that the =
hammer
bushings around their center pins may be swelled due to humidity =
resulting in
tightness and friction causing the slow motion return. He had a =
heater
bar in the piano and I suggested that he plug it in to dry up some =
moisture.
He did. Two weeks later he calls and tells me it only helped allittle =
and the
thing is still unplayable.
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;
I am thinking that the only thing left to do is to bring the action =
home and
put it near a radiator so they dry out, and give each pin a shot of =
protek.
Any other suggestions? <BR><BR>thanks,<BR>Julia Gottchall,<BR>Reading, =
PA
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