<!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 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keywords 'most' of the time = probably should read 'some' of the time...   ; )</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will bet that no matter what is = applied, eventually you will have to re-pin or replace parts...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>YMMV</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 Torres</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=ilvey@sbcglobal.net = href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</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> Monday, June 24, 2002 = 4:16 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Slow hammer = return</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Protek!  Most supply house have = it.  It works most of the time.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David I.</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=chikring@midcoast.com = href="mailto:chikring@midcoast.com">Arthur Chickering</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> Monday, June 24, 2002 = 8:37 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Slow hammer = return</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I have a customer with a 1921 Steinway Upright = with very slow hammer return, which I think was caused by a floor = humidifier.  I  heated the hammer butt centers with a hair dryer, which = freed up the hammers for about 1 hour. The questions is what do you think = is the most reliable way to free up sluggish hammers without replacing = center pins or parts?  Should I use silicone and naptha, alcohol and = methanol or install a Dammp-Chaser heater bar with a humidistat?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Arthur</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT = size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>