<!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 6.00.2800.1126" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Hi Tommy,</DIV> <DIV>You will have to be more specific, as to "sticky". </DIV> <DIV>Different reasons, would require different fixes. i.e. corroded centre pins, wood actually swelling, because of dampness, tight bushings, new piano or old.</DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia.<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></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=Bigeartb@aol.com href="mailto:Bigeartb@aol.com">Bigeartb@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 13, 2002 6:46 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Humidity Quick Zap</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Friends:<BR>      Is there a product that will immediately remove moisture or shink bushing on sticking parts and free them up. What is it?    Garfield Pin Block Restorer...WD-40....Alcohol/Water....Lacquer thinner... Is alcohol/water an immediate solution or do I wait several hours or days. Are there other, better products? What are they?<BR>     I WANT TO FREE IT UP...SLICK IT UP...TUNE IT UP AND THEN WORRY ABOUT THE DAMP CHASER LATER. I WANT IT 'FIXED NOW'. The question is....is this possible and how?<BR>Thanks for your help and wisdom.<BR><BR>Tommy Black<BR>Decatur, Ala.<BR>     </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>