<HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Be sure the customer understands the only permanent repair is parts replacement.</DIV> <DIV>Ed </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original Message----- From: Michelle Smith <MICHELLE@CDAUSTIN.COM> Sent: Sep 2, 2006 10:39 PM To: 'Pianotech List' <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> Subject: RE: Naphtha <ZZZHTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)" name="Generator"><ZZZ!--[IF !mso]> <STYLE> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </STYLE> <ZZZ![ENDIF]--><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:SmartTagType name="PersonName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><ZZZ!--[IF !mso]> <STYLE> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </STYLE> <ZZZ![ENDIF]--> <STYLE> <ZZZ!-- st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } <ZZZ!-- /* Font Definitions */ a:ZZZlink, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:ZZZlink, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p.MsoAutoSig, li.MsoAutoSig, div.MsoAutoSig {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.EmailStyle18 {mso-style-type:personal; font-family:Arial; color:windowtext;} span.EmailStyle19 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:Arial; color:navy;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </STYLE> </ZZZHEAD><ZZZBODY lang=EN-US vlink="purple" link="blue"> <DIV class=Section1> Kaboom!!!  The container even says to avoid static electricity.  Wow!  This is for a 1950s Steinway that has about 1.5 swings on the hammer flanges.  The piano sat virtually unused (by the original owner) until the mid 90s.  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks for the info Ed.  Wish me luck.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Michelle Smith<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of ed440@mindspring.com Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 9:30 PM To: <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: Naphtha<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> Cleaning verdigris or knuckles?  Yes, this is the stuff.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Some folks suggest blowing it into the flanges with compressed air.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Sometimes it works, and I've never had it harm anything. It may take two or three applications.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> I'm assuming you don't smoke.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: blue 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> Ed S. <o:p></o:p></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>