<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Michael,</DIV> <DIV>What about metal polish? It would just remove the dirt and corrosion and not the plating.  I would use alcohol afterwards to remove the traces.</DIV> <DIV>Warren</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Warren Fisher- RPT</DIV> <DIV>Navy Retired - Slidell, Louisiana </DIV> <DIV>98 2500 Dodge Cummins TD, DTT Auto, Smart Controller, E-Brake, ATF, EGT, and Boost gauges, Mag Hytec tranny and differential pans, Aux. tranny cooler, 4" exhaust, monster air filter, engine 125 hp upgrade.</DIV> <DIV>02 Titanium fiver 28E33, aerodynamic front end, 2-120W solr panls, Friendship 2000 invrtr, </DIV> <DIV>four Lifeline absorbed glass mat battries, Honda 5000 genset</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 7/31/2005 4:51:11 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Michael Gamble's Steinway Back Action</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, Joe. I got the same message from Andre - about the sand-paper, that is. However the original question turned out to be quite academic since I find the centres quite free and clean so I'll just go over them with Protek CLP as Andre suggests and hope for another 90 years trouble-free use! It'll probably see even me out! </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Any bright ideas</STRONG> about cleaning and polishing up the damper wires? Steel wool (0000)?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from a cloudy but promising Sunday morning in that Downland village.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 31, 2005 2:43 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Michael Gamble's Steinway Back Action</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David said: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>you've got it out - so while you've got it out drill all the flanges and fit screws, then remove the screws and unglue the flanges once and for all.Clean em up."</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>It would also be a good idea to put a thin stip of sandpaper on the rail, to help the flanges from "squirming".<G> Kind of a pain to punch and glue on, but well worth the effort, down the line. </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>