<!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 6.00.2712.300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been away from this list for = about that time...I do know about sandblasting action parts but have never heard of = a technique to revitalize old crusty compressed felt via = sandblasting, either with sand or pecan shells...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greg</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=lawsonic@bdmail.co.za = href="mailto:lawsonic@bdmail.co.za">Brian Lawson</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> Sunday, May 05, 2002 2:35 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Newbie; Cleaning actions</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>About two years ago sandblasting was discussed - = not actually sand but ground pecan nut shells</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR>Brian</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR> </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=Tunapiana440@cox.net = href="mailto:Tunapiana440@cox.net">Greg T</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> 05 May, 2002 09:01 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Newbie; Cleaning = actions</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hazen,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Could you describe your use of a = sandblaster to revitalize old crusty and compressed felt? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greg</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></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; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=HazenBannister@cs.com href="mailto:HazenBannister@cs.com">HazenBannister@cs.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> Sunday, May 05, 2002 = 1:35 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Newbie; = Cleaning actions</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial = color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Hi, <BR>You can use an air = compressor,leaf blower,or vacumn cleaner to blow out the action. <BR>I have a sand = blaster (inexpensive to make) ,that I use,to clean action parts.Also half ammonia,half water,will get rid of all kinds of dirt,and = debris.The sand blaster will also revitalize old crusty,and compressed felt. = <BR>Hazen Bannister</FONT> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In a message dated 05/05/2002 = 12:52:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, </FONT><A href="mailto:claudia_cimenti@mail.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2>claudia_cimenti@mail.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2> writes: <BR><BR><BR></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff = 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">2. A quick question on cleaning actions: The old = upright I am restoring has <BR>an extremely dirty action. It is very very = dusty. How would you go about <BR>cleaning this? I would be interested = in hearining how you would go about <BR>doing this with a minimum = set of tools ("the hard way"), or in an <BR>established shop. = <BR><BR><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQU= OTE></BODY></HTML>