<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>I've used vodka before.  It works, and if for some strange reason = it doesn't, you can mix it with some OJ and make another tool that will remedy = the pain--a screwdriver!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave S.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/27/05 3:17:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, promano@nc.rr.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=454281323-27022005>80 proof, vodka is 40% alcohol. 100 proof-= 50 % etc.. dilute to your preference.</SPAN> <SPAN class=454281323-27022= 005>If you live in a state where you can buy Everclear, it is 90% (180 proof) eth= yl alcohol. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=454281323-27022005></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=454281323-2= 7022005>Phil Romano</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=454281323-27022005></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=454281323-27022005><FONT face= =Arial color=#0000ff>Raleigh, NC</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=454281323-27022005></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=454281323-27022005></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=454281323-27022005> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> David Ilvedson [mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 27, 2005 2:12 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: sluggish action<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">I like the vodka idea.   Does anyone know what the ratio is of alcohol to water?   I have a sluggish damper system to deal with this week.   I've tried Goose & Protek but it doesn't last, so = I'm going to try alchol/water.  I suppose hair dryer would be help= ful but I imagine it will wreck havoc with the tuning...maybe just the air moving no heat?   If I'm making it up myself, what is the rati= o of alcohol to water?   1 part water to 5 parts alcohol.<BR><BR>Da= vid Ilvedson</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>