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<p>Thanks to all for replies on this.<br/><br/>Alan Barnard<br/>Salem, MO<br/><br/></p>
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<hr/>Original message<br/>From: "Steve Blasyak"
<atuneforyou@hotmail.com> </atuneforyou@hotmail.com><br/>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br/>Received: 1/9/2008 3:05:33 PM<br/>Subject: Rebush (or elect someone else)<br/><br/>
<p align="left">Hey Now,<br/> <br/>Although I have on ocasion posted to the list, it is usually to ask questions or clarifications to someone's post. I have been reluctant to post anything informative or instructional to this point. But....here goes.<br/> <br/>It has been debated as to weather Alan Barnard's problem is or is not in fact Verdigris. He has described it as a green powdery substance. Although in my limited experience Verdigris is a green waxy substance, some on the list have opined that the problem with Alan's Steinway Upright is in fact Verdigris. This topic came up a few months back and many suggestion were made at that time including the brake pad cleaner stuff.<br/> <br/>This method was developed by a local RPT named Randy Woltz who claims to have used it for years on numerous pianos without a call back. Using a pencil tipped Weller soldering iron (mine is #7770), after heating for a few minutes, you insert the tip into the bushing and a whiff of smoke will appear. This is the waxy substance dissipating. Then you re-pin using the Don Mannino broaches of course. The tips on these are threaded and inter changeable. Randy had suggested a specific part # but I could not find the particular one he had recommended. So I got the finest tip I could find and ground it down to about .50. You can get the Weller Soldering iron at Sears, I'm not sure about the availability of the various tip sizes. I found mine at an electronics store. Further if there was any evidence of the green goo on the birds eye I would just touch the tip to it and the wax (Verdigris) would melt away. It adds a step to the normal re-pinning procedure, but if it really works to get rid of the Verdigris permanently the extra time is worth it. <br/> <br/>Now, I am relying on Randy Woltz's experience and his testimony that he has never received a call back using this method. I did the hammer rail and most of the whip's on a 1927 Steinway Grand with no call back. However the Client had inherited the piano and did not play. She just wanted to get her mothers piano in playing condition.<br/> <br/>C-ya in Anaheim<br/> <br/>Steve Blasyak<br/> <br/>Orange County ca.<br/> <br/>Pura Vida<br/><br/></p>
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