<!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>@font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } P { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: = "Times New Roman" } SPAN.EmailStyle18 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=blue link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Goose Juice is much safer </DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss <A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A> <A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <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">From: <A title=johann@tollidee.com = href="mailto:johann@tollidee.com">Jonathan Finger</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Saturday, January 25, = 2003 5:42 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: RE: CLP and = Styran</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> As someone = else mentioned, you have to be very careful using this technique.  = I’m sorry if I didn’t mention this earlier.   When using = such a device, I would not let it touch for more than ½ a second or = so.  You don’t want to heat up the pin enough that you do damage to the = birdseye (of course).   And I might = have also prefaced with the fact that I like to “fix things = right”.   So given the time, I would always like to fix the problem, rather than mask it.     Jonathan = Finger RPT       -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Greg = Newell Sent: Saturday, January 25, = 2003 4:27 PM To: = Pianotech Subject: RE: CLP and Styran   Jonathan, <X-TAB>       &nbsp= ;</X-TAB>I can accept that this is effective for the bushing cloth around a = center pin but what does it do to the bridseye? Greg = Newell At 01:32 PM 1/25/2003, you wrote: Dave, we used to use in the shop what we called the lazer tool   If youd = like Ill try to find the plans for it (or someone else might already have some) Basically, = it is a pair of tweezers with low voltage running through them.  You = pinchthe tweezers over the ends of the pin, and vuala!  Youve loosened = it.  The current through the pin causes it to heat up, and thereby presses = the felt inside, almost like ironing it.    I know I = know, it has nothing to do with lasers, but thats just what we called it!  = (because of the hum it created)   But I tell = ya, I never have had the effects wear off (seems to be stable), and Ive = found no better way short or repining everything to fix a whole batch of tight pins.   Anybody = else with such experience?   Jonathan = Finger  RPT.     -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [<A = href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] On Behalf Of Piannaman@aol.com Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 = 10:05 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: CLP and Styran   Ladies = and gents, I went out on a service call last week to deal with a rental = piano that had sticky keys.  It was a Kawai console that was in a room approximately six feet from an open window.  It IS January, and = even though this is California, there was a substantial amount of cool, = damp air blowing in from outside.  After a brief and kindly lecture about = the evils of drafts and temperature/humidity fluctuation, I set to work. There were many sticking keys and sluggish hammers.  It = was tight centers, so I figured, hey, CLP will do the trick.  I was = wrong.  For whatever reason, there was no noticeable improvement in the = sluggishness. I assume that none of the excess fluid gets absorbed by the plastic as = it might get absorbed by wood.  Anybody know for sure? I = reamed a few flange bushings and replaced some corroded pins and the situation = was resolved, but a less time-consuming solution would be = desirable..  Anybody got an answer, and/or a lubricant that might work with Styran?   Dave = Stahl --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (<A href="http://www.grisoft.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.grisoft.com</A>). Version: 6.0.435 / = Virus Database: 244 - Release Date: 12/30/2002 </X-SIGSEP><X-SIGSEP>Greg Newell <A href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net" = eudora="autourl">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</A></DI= V></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>