<!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 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>Newish Hyundai = grand.</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>- What is this stuff?</FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hyundai?  My vote would be brake = fluid, with a trace of lithium grease for color.  ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seriously, if what Joe suggests is = correct (graphite + WD-40 or something oil-based, probably with a lot of wool = dust mixed in), then maaaaaybe you can solve (or at least substantially alleviate = it) by soaking the whole thing in some sort of solvent (acetone, naptha, = mineral spirits) to flush out the oil-base goop, even if it leaves behind = the graphite (which wouldn't gum up the action by itself).  A good = soaking would wash out the oils both from the surface of the pin, the bushing = cloth, and the surrounding wood.  *Then* remove a pin and see what you've = got.  It certainly couldn't hurt to try it, before making enormous investments of time and money.  <FONT face=Arial size=2>If the = problem returns after a few years (or 20,000 miles), then consider replacement.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW, a good test of any prospective = solvent would be to swish a gunky centerpin around in it and see if the gunk = *easily* comes off (with no wiping or scrubbing).  If so, then *that's* the = stuph you need to use for soaking.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oh, and in my humble opinion from my = *vast* experience experience in this field <grin>, repinning alone isn't = going to do diddly, because the junk is obviously in the bushing too.  All = that a repinning job will do is to get your client mad at you when it = fails.  ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good luck!  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</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=terry@farrellpiano.com = href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">Terry</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 21, 2005 = 9:13 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Center Pin = Goop</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Yeah, I'm aware of that. I don't have any = reason to think this is the same verdigris-stuff that attacks Steinways. It is = not green at all, and I had no Christmas trees growing out from the action = centers (ever see that - it looks so cool - as long as it is not<EM> your</EM> piano!).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>But your point is well taken - who knows, this = stuff might come back even after a rebushing. I think I'll just give the = owner two options - repinning (with lots of warnings about no guarantees for = more than a week or so) or replacement.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2>> Terry wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> >> - Do I need = to rebush (like the US is doing today - oh, no I couldn't <BR>> >> do that!)?<BR>> <BR>> Willis Snyder always insisted that the = Steinway verdigris-producing <BR>> contaminant was leached into the wood, = and would return even if they <BR>> rebushed. He had high magnification = photos of the wool fibers and pins <BR>> to illustrate his findings, probably = twenty years ago.<BR>> <BR>> Patrick = Draine<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>