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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom, if you really want a sure-fire =
cure for this
you have two options;</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 1). rebush and =
re-pin the
existing parts, or, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 2). replace =
with new
parts. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> That's about it. My
understanding is that the felt in the bushings of some brands was =
treated with a
chemical which has the unfortunate effect of reacting with flange pins. =
I
haven't found a magic solution that we can apply that prevents it from =
ever
coming back, so ; * (This posting can be thought of as an endless =
loop, if
you want to go back to the top at the apostrophe........)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Tvak@AOL.COM href="mailto:Tvak@AOL.COM">Tvak@AOL.COM</A> =
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<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> Monday, July 15, 2002 =
2:56 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: sluggish butt
questions</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>In a message dated 7/14/02 8:29:06 PM, <A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A>
writes:<BR><BR><< Goose Juice $1 per oz at yearly tunings will =
maintain
a piano with the <BR>worst green stuff. >><BR><BR>This statement =
implies
that the improvement is not permanent. I'd like to <BR>seek a =
permanent
fix for this problem.<BR><BR>Tom Sivak</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>