<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-= 1"> <META content="IncrediMail 1.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; MARGIN: 0p= x 10px 10px; COLOR: #000040; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; FONT-FAMILY: Blac= k Chancery" text=#000040 vLink=#000040 aLink=#000040 link=#000040= bgColor=#f1ddad background=cid:BC8432AC-8199-11D9-A764-0080AD79BACA = scroll=yes onload="" SIGCOLOR="11031552" ORGYPOS="0"> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100= %" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px= ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; CURSOR: auto; PADDING-TOP: 0px" w= idth="100%"> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Baldwin verticals are notorious for= extremely tight balance rail holes and key bushings. First lif= t up the wippen off the back of a sample key and lift up on the front of = the key. You should be able to lift up a quarter of an inch or so and hav= e the key return without any problem. Try easing the balance rail hole&nb= sp;and front and balance rail key bushings if they seem tight. Be ve= ry careful not to over ease the keys. I have found 30 or 40 yea= r old Baldwin consoles with sluggish actions due to this very p= roblem. If you still need to use an alcohol and water mixture to size act= ion centers, you can use denatured alcohol (methanol and ethanol mix= ).</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Michael Crosby</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Cooper Music</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Atlanta, Ga.</FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>From:</B></I> <A href="m= ailto:pianotuner@frontiernet.net">Doug Renz Piano Tuning / Repair</A></DI= V> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Date:</B></I> 02/18/05 08:= 58:22</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mai= lto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Subject:</B></I> Action Fr= iction problem, Methanol</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I went to tune for a customer and they commented about their action = not</DIV> <DIV>being the same sine they moved from British Columbia to Upstate New<= /DIV> <DIV>York.  When I pressed down on the sustain pedal, the hamme= rs would only</DIV> <DIV>hit the string once and then not repeat.  I think I need t= o loosen up</DIV> <DIV>fome friction points, and if you can think of where this might happe= n,</DIV> <DIV>let me know.  I have to take out the action.  IT= was a Baldwin console</DIV> <DIV>upright. Nice piano tune.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Some fellow technicians said that you can use Methanol to loosen up = the</DIV> <DIV>action friction and this has worked well for them.  Do you= know where</DIV> <DIV>you can purchase Methanol?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Any ideas, suggestions would be appreciated!!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Doug Renz</DIV> <DIV>Associate PTG</DIV> <DIV>Rochester, NY</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:pianotuner@frontiernet.net">pianotuner@frontiernet= .net</A></DIV> <DIV>(585) 227-5793</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>_______________________________________________</DIV> <DIV>pianotech list info: <A href="http://www.ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/= pianotech">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></T= ABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><SPAN id=IncrediStamp><SPAN ltr??><A hre= f="http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=409&lang=9"><IMG alt= ="" hspace=0 src="cid:BC8432AB-8199-11D9-A764-0080AD79BACA" align== baseline border=0></A></SPAN></SPAN></BODY></HTML>