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Hi Arnie,<br>
An 80 watt soldering iron will work fine, and fairly quickly. Hold
the iron on the screws for about 30secs. The screw should feel hot and
not comfortable to hold your finger on, before attempting to adjust.
DON"T rush and move the screws back and forth as you go, in the same
manner as tapping a hole in metal.<br>
If you feel the screw is hard to move, apply more heat.<br>
Brushing the threads where possible, with a small wire brush also
helps..<br>
A little WD40, and I mean a little, applied to the threads will
help. This is what it is designed to do. Just apply a small drop to
the thread with a tooth pick and give it time to work.<br>
Be careful, and have fun.<br>
Regards Roger<br>
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At 09:02 PM 28/07/00 -0400, you wrote: <br>
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<font face="arial">Hi, List. </font><br>
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<font face="arial">I have just finished inspecting the action of an old
Hallet & Davis baby grand. (The serial number seems to have been long
ago obliterated but I'm guessing it's about 60-70 years old.) The
piano was just "rebuilt" but the "rebuilder" didn't
bother to regulate the action. This action isn't a little out, it's
grossly out! Perhaps the reason it wasn't regulated is that most of the
regulating screws are binding so badly I think they would break, or worse
- strip the holes if they were turned any large amount. </font><br>
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<font face="arial">I will shortly be attempting to regulate this action.
I'm looking for any experiences out there with techniques to free
up binding regulating screws. It has been suggested that I try
pin-point applications of Proteck's Prolube liquid, which I will. But I
would like to have more than one card up my sleeve before I start this
job. Can anyone suggest other approaches? I thought of Liquid
Wrench, but would it harm the action?</font><br>
Thanks, <br>
<br>
<font face="arial">Arnie<br>
<b>Arnold D. Moss</b><br>
Associate Member, PTG</b><br>
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<a href="mailto:arniex@earthlink.net">arniex@earthlink.net</a><br>
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<div>Roger Jolly</div>
<div>Saskatoon, Canada.</div>
<div>306-665-0213</div>
Fax 652-0505
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