<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2995" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">FWIW, I had a piano that had been treated with some kind of elixir (probably WD-40), that was all but frozen.  It was a large old upright.  I used solvent on the centers, and blew out the residue with compressed air.  I found that as I was doing this, that residue was exuding from the bottom of the flange through the pores of the wood.  Apparently whatever had soaked the flange was coming out from the compressed air.  Simply saturating the flange bushing wasn't enough, but after blowing it all out, the action returned to playable condition (it's been over 2 years since).   </FONT></DIV> <DIV>    <FONT face="MS Sans Serif">YMMV.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>    <FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Paul McCloud</FONT></DIV> <DIV>    <FONT face="MS Sans Serif">San Diego</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <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"></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> 11/29/2006 9:23:57 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Steinway upright verdigree</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV> Even Perc. I my Experience won't last more than about a year.  AMHIK</DIV> <DIV> Dadle:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Perchloroethylene (PERC or dry cleaning fluid) seems to work but it is considered a highly toxic substance.  Goose juice or other applications that  use baltusrol can also be useful—though questionable for the permancence.  You need to work the parts (move them a lot with your hands after application) and also control the humidity with a Dampp-Chaser.  </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <DIV> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">David Love</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net<BR>www.davidlovepianos.com</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"> </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>