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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I'm curious as to preferred methods for water/alcohol treatment. What ratio of water to alcohol, best method of application, and air drying versus drying with a heat source?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David Weiss<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ryan Sowers<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 31, 2011 11:24 AM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Guess which pin...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I always go for the water/alcohol fix first, as well. A couple of treatments may work better than one. <br><br>Ryan<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 6:50 AM, Ron Nossaman <<a href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net">rnossaman@cox.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 7/31/2011 7:25 AM, Tom Driscoll wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rob,<br>Many of he Baldwin acros of the 60's -70's have chronic tight centers .<br>My first test is to depress the left pedal , release quickly and watch<br>for slow hammer return. Jacks centers can also be tight .I use the age<br>old alc-water shrink-sizing method and it seems to provide a permanent<br>fix. Give it overnight and test. Some use a hair dryer to speed things<br>up but I'd rather see what the center will do on it's own. I then shoot<br>some protek figuring it can't hurt to slick the center up.<br>I realize that not every piano will respond ( I.E. center pin plating<br>problem on the Samicks) but with this Kimball I would give it a try.<br>It's easy ,cheap and will do no harm AND it might solve the problem.<br>Just my take,<br>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I agree. Given the quality and worth of the piano, this is a sane approach. Repinning the action is, I think, abusive to the owner if shrinking will get you there. And replacing parts (the action) in nominals like this is way way past cost prohibitive and far beyond sensible for any of my customers. I must need dumber richer customers. <G><br><br>Ron N<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><br>-- <br>Ryan Sowers, RPT<br>Puget Sound Chapter<br>Olympia, WA<br><a href="http://www.pianova.net">www.pianova.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>