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<DIV><SPAN class=528074720-08012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Julie,
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=528074720-08012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>95%distilled water - 5% alcohol is the recipe given by Renner =
for low
friction pinning as hammers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=528074720-08012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>(more
water : more effect)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=528074720-08012004>70% alcohol 30%water is the recipe to
treat more firm pinning, as wippens, vertical damper
lever...</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=528074720-08012004></SPAN><SPAN =
class=528074720-08012004> I add
a VERY little pure soap, for a better wetting probably, never =
notice if
that changes something.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=528074720-08012004>I have used almost pure methanol with 5 or 10 =
% water,
and it work but a very little, so I was not so surprised =
to see
as high water concentration recipes.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=528074720-08012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>If the
fiber have been treated with some oily product the treatment should not =
work
very well.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=528074720-08012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>As
Terry said, wait well for the parts to dry (more than overnight , =
depending of
the season).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=528074720-08012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>The
cloth employed for the centerpins is said to be pure wool (vs. key =
bushing cloth
that was cotton or silk mixed, and is now nylon mixed 5% for the =
Japanese
quality) . </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=528074720-08012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>The
process is mechanic, it compress the fiber and allow a better fit when =
dry, if
the center pins are oxyded or corroded, this will not be a long term
treatment.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=528074720-08012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>The
cloth may be firm and not soft that is the main reason against oily =
products ,
inconsistency (as problems when trying to glue new bushing
cloth.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=528074720-08012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Hope
that helps.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=528074720-08012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Isaac
OLEG</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la =
part
de</B> Alpha88x@aol.com<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> jeudi 8 janvier =
2004
17:19<BR><B>À :</B> =
pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Objet :</B> alcohol
application for sticking hammers <BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT
face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 =
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
=
PTSIZE="10">greetings,<BR><BR>  =
;
I have a Chickering shortened action which had tremendously sluggish =
hammers.
I gave it one treatment of 70% alcohol and 30% H2O with a hypo =
syringe. It
helped. I repeated the treatment the second time and yeilded an even =
better
result. The question is if one is good and two is better, should I =
give it a
3rd pass? OR can a third treatment be too much or
harmful?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Julia Gottchall,<BR>Reading PA
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