<html> <body> Jonathan, <x-tab>        </x-tab>I can accept that this is effective for the bushing cloth around a center pin but what does it do to the bridseye? Greg Newell At 01:32 PM 1/25/2003, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Dave, we used to use in the shop what we called the lazer tool   If youd like Ill try to find the plans for it (or someone else might already have some) Basically, it is a pair of tweezers with low voltage running through them.  You pinchthe tweezers over the ends of the pin, and vuala!  Youve loosened it.  The current through the pin causes it to heat up, and thereby presses the felt inside, almost like ironing it.    I know I know, it has nothing to do with lasers, but thats just what we called it!  (because of the hum it created)   But I tell ya, I never have had the effects wear off (seems to be stable), and Ive found no better way short or repining everything to fix a whole batch of tight pins.   Anybody else with such experience?   Jonathan Finger  RPT.     -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf Of Piannaman@aol.com Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 10:05 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: CLP and Styran   Ladies and gents, I went out on a service call last week to deal with a rental piano that had sticky keys.  It was a Kawai console that was in a room approximately six feet from an open window.  It IS January, and even though this is California, there was a substantial amount of cool, damp air blowing in from outside.  After a brief and kindly lecture about the evils of drafts and temperature/humidity fluctuation, I set to work. There were many sticking keys and sluggish hammers.  It was tight centers, so I figured, hey, CLP will do the trick.  I was wrong.  For whatever reason, there was no noticeable improvement in the sluggishness. I assume that none of the excess fluid gets absorbed by the plastic as it might get absorbed by wood.  Anybody know for sure? I reamed a few flange bushings and replaced some corroded pins and the situation was resolved, but a less time-consuming solution would be desirable..  Anybody got an answer, and/or a lubricant that might work with Styran?   Dave Stahl --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (<a href="http://www.grisoft.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.grisoft.com</a>). Version: 6.0.435 / Virus Database: 244 - Release Date: 12/30/2002</blockquote> <x-sigsep></x-sigsep> Greg Newell <a href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net" eudora="autourl">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</a></body> </html>