<!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 6.00.6000.16544" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Are you sure it is the Protek CLP for action centres, it sounds like their other lubricant, Protek Prolube for friction points, that does come in a spray.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>So, to me it sounds like he used the wrong Protek.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=IFixPianos@yahoo.com href="mailto:IFixPianos@yahoo.com">Michael Magness</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 16, 2007 7:14 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Protek Seizure</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 10/16/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Farrell</B> <<A href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <DIV bgcolor="#ffffff"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>No, my friend was trying to free up some slow centers with an application of Protek CLP only to find them slower the next day. Obviously, my friend could repin the action, but the piano is not worth that much work, so he is looking for a functional shortcut. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Anyone ever tried the alcohol/water treatment after having used Protek with success?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <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"> </DIV>What's the issue? It seems to have worked. You said "your friend" applied Protek to slow action centers. They got slower. That's what "your friend" wanted. Remedy for what? <BR><BR>:-P <DIV><SPAN class=e id=q_115aac77eceb8dc4_1><BR><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 10/16/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Farrell</B> <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com" target=_blank>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com </A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"> <DIV bgcolor="#ffffff"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Anyone ever apply Protek CLP to slow action centers only to find them slower the next day (>10g friction)? Any thoughts on a remedy?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>PS: I'm asking this for a friend   ;-)</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><BR>Couldn't tell ya, I bought a bottle of Protek, a 4 oz. with the spray about 3 years ago and it's still almost full, maybe some dry heat?</DIV> <DIV>Mike<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.-- Albert Einstein<BR><BR><BR><BR>Michael Magness<BR>Magness Piano Service<BR>608-786-4404 <BR><A href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</A><BR>email <A href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</A> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>