<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6001.18023" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I remember using, with success, one of those Wurlitzer screw removers.  Wow, it was a long time ago.  I'm trying to think if I've even seen the tool lately--it might be in my hardly/not-used box or maybe it was in the box that got stolen.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>What a combination--sluggish, sticky and loose--all at the same time.  I wonder what spray would soften the wood?  Could you tell that it was sprayed, not doused with a liquid?  We used to use Naptha with a silicone solution purchased from Wurlitzer.  Yikes, I hate to think of that stuff doing damage--I used it a lot at one time.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Good luck!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>near Peoria, Illinois</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></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=pmc033@earthlink.net href="mailto:pmc033@earthlink.net">Paul McCloud</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:27 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Wurlitzer Console Woes</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi, All:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">            </SPAN>There was a recent discussion about Wurlitzer console action problems.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>My customer has a sluggish action, where the slightest amount of friction upsets the balance, and the key, won't return.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  Also, s</SPAN>omeone sprayed something on this action that’s softened the wood.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Many of the wippen flanges are loose and you can wiggle the wippens side to side.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I took a flange off to repin it, and the flange split in two while I was removing the pin.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I blame whatever was sprayed everywhere on the wood.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>It’s also made the a! ction centers sticky.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </SPAN>I may have to add weights somewhere before all is said and done. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">            </SPAN>But that’s not my immediate problem.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I need to replace the action screws which broke off inside the piano.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>You know the ones-<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>they’re buried behind the plate.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I got the new Grab-It kit from the local H.D. and I found a Wurlitzer screw remover in the Schaff<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>catalog.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Anybody have any luck with this?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I also need the screws.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I did find some lag bolts that are the same size, which I’ll use if I have to.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">            </SPAN>Any suggestions (aside from trashing this thing) would be welcome.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </SPAN>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">            </SPAN>Paul McCloud<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">            </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><st1:City><st1:place><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">San Diego</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:City><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul McCloud</DIV> <DIV>Service Technician for PianoSD.com</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.pianoservsd.com">www.pianoservsd.com</A> </DIV> <DIV>Created with free BlueVoda software:</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.vodahost.com/partner/idevaffiliate.php?id=9223_1_3_9">http://www.vodahost.com/partner/idevaffiliate.php?id=9223_1_3_9</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>