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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If most of the centers are tight, my personal
favorite first bandage try is alcohol/water bushing shrink treatment. If there
are a few that don't respond, then I hit 'em with Protek. I have found that most
Protek applications for tight centers is a long-term fix. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In a situation like this, the proper fix is to
rebush and repin. Likely this piano is not worth that investment. I make it a
point to tell the owner what the proper fix is and what that would cost. Then I
explain there are less expensive band-aid approaches that often work very well -
although no guarantees - the only way I will guarantee work is if the proper fix
is used - that way if the darn things seize up again, they "can't" blame you
(although, of course, they will!).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Diving into the action of a 1921 Baldwin Hamilton upright, I found a
nightmare of cracked and broken flanges, bent center pins, and broken jack
springs. Man, I've probably replaced a handful of jack springs in past years,
now I had about 12 in one piano. Sheesh.</DIV>
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<P>Anyway, most of the hammer pinning is okay, I think, in that I can apply
Protek, swing them a dozen times, and then measure 5+ swings. But (and here I
appeal to people who have used Protek in this manner) can I count on that to
hold up, or will they tighten up again?</P>
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<P>Alan Barnard</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>