<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 = HTML//EN"> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original = Message-----</B><BR><B>From: </B>adkpiano <<A href="mailto:adkpiano@breathemail.net">adkpiano@breathemail.net</A>>= <BR><B>To: </B><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> = <<BR><B>Date: </B>19 January 1999 21:58<BR><B>Subject: </B>Action Cleaning <BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Dear List </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>The following = is a mere observation and does not reflect the working practices of the = contributor !!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2>A few months = ago now I met a tech. who told me that he frequently used a low pressure spray gun to = clean the dust {etc} out of those difficult to reach places of piano actions . He = went on to say that he used silicon beads {?} which ,although, carcinogenic {!}, = were able to be re-cycled. The action was removed and placed in a typical = spray booth. He promised me that the spraying wouldn't affect the bushings etc = . This is hard to believe . This method he said would remove the ingrained dirt.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>He also said = something to the effect of " Once upon a time he had SAND BLASTED an action = " </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I have asked a few technicians {Inc = supply houses} here in the UK but no one is willing to enlighten me . = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>High Pressure air blasting I know = about. This is something different.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>If someone could let me know what he was talking = about .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Q Does anyone spray their actions clean = ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Q If silicon beads is a no-go , what if anything , = is the alternative ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Q Is the rest of the world silicon spraying their = actions , except me ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Many Thanks in = anticipation</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Alan King </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Piano Tech (Scotland, = UK)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>MPTA </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2><A href="mailto:adkpiano@breathemail.net">adkpiano@breathemail.net</A></FO= NT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>