<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Dale,<BR>I am back from the = convention. Had a wonderful time. Goose Juice is ready to ship.<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Erwinspiano@AOL.COM href="mailto:Erwinspiano@AOL.COM">Erwinspiano@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 24, 2002 = 7:25 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Slow hammer = return</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Verdana color=#000040 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated = 6/24/2002 8:51:55 AM Pacific Standard Time, <A href="mailto:chikring@midcoast.com">chikring@midcoast.com</A> writes:<BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">Subj:<B>Slow hammer return </B><BR>Date:6/24/2002 = 8:51:55 AM Pacific Standard Time<BR>From:<A = href="mailto:chikring@midcoast.com">chikring@midcoast.com</A></FONT><FO= NT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial = color=#000040 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Reply-to:<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></FONT><FONT = lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>To:<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></FONT><FONT = lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Sent from the Internet <BR><BR>  Wow , = Arthur</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" = face=Arial color=#000040 size=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Verdana = color=#000040 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">    This subject has been round = this list numerous times. You have a rip snortin case of vertigris. The green = grit, the green slim , the factory gift that keeps on giving year after year. = The short version is nothing works long term. (No it probably wasn't the floor humidifier) Short term, use whatever works remember it's ALL = temporary. 1 to 12 months or so. My latest favorite is goose juice from Joe Goss ant = mother Goose tools. Ask some one to post  his address I don't have it on = file.<BR>   I hope this helps some. nahhhh<BR>   Dale</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" = face=Arial color=#000040 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT = lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE"><BR>List,</FONT><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 size=3 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">I have a customer with a 1921 Steinway Upright = with very slow hammer return, which I think was caused by a floor = humidifier.  I  heated the hammer butt centers with a hair dryer, which = freed up the hammers for about 1 hour. The questions is what do you think is the = most reliable way to free up sluggish hammers without replacing center = pins or parts?  Should I use silicone and naptha, alcohol and methanol = or install a Dammp-Chaser heater bar with a humidistat?</FONT><FONT = lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Thanks,</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 size=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Arthur</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000040 = size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Verdana color=#000040 = size=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><I><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></I></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>=