<HTML>In a message dated 05/05/2002 12:52:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, claudia_cimenti@mail.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">2. A quick question on cleaning actions: The old upright I am restoring has an extremely dirty action. It is very very dusty. How would you go about cleaning this? I would be interested in hearining how you would go about doing this with a minimum set of tools ("the hard way"), or in an established shop. </BLOCKQUOTE> Hi, You can use an air compressor,leaf blower,or vacumn cleaner to blow out the action. I have a sand blaster (inexpensive to make) ,that I use,to clean action parts.Also half ammonia,half water,will get rid of all kinds of dirt,and debris.The sand blaster will also revitalize old crusty,and compressed felt. Hazen Bannister</HTML>