<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" 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: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.emailstyle17 { COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial } SPAN.EmailStyle18 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue> <DIV>Tom,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I would say that 50% water is way much too much = really.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Straight methanol may not do no harm, 5% or10% water is more = strong. Methanol is used for plane models (for the engines). I bought a 5 = liters bottle at a chemistry products store , pure, not = cheap.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I  heard of the use of a = piece of soap in the mix, to do something with the lanolin in the felt, but I really = wander if some lanolin remain in the actual cloth we have.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In some situations that does not work anyway.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Talking about products used on the pin bushings, I hate = to repin when oily products have been used (WD40, Ballistol, silicon).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But as I begin to be older I more often consider the change of parts where I = was trying to repin before .</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards everyone</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Isaac O Zoreil</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Message d'origine----- De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la = part de Tom Driscoll Envoyé : samedi 26 octobre = 2002 06:19 À : 'Pianotech' Objet : RE: = New Steinway -Tight action centers </DIV> <DIV class=Section1>     -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Tom = Driscoll Sent: Monday, = October 21, 2002 12:52 AM To: = pianotech@ptg.org Subject: New Steinway -Tight = action centers   List,            = I’m servicing a Steinway M. “ <SNIP>      &nbsp= ;    I found the hammer shank action centers to be very tight. Two- Three = swings only. Opinions?<SNIP>            =            = Tom Driscoll RPT            = List,            = Thank you for your suggestions. Certainly there are varied opinions on = the best course of action, but a common thread seems to point to a = somewhat unevenness in the centers after alc-water treatment. With two visits = necessary for application and final adjustments, It occurs to me that reaming = and repining in one visit may result in  more consistantancy in = essentially the same time. I have the Don M. reamers and can move right along once = the correct reamer- center pin combination is established. =            = Also, I have not bought methanol in some time --- used to get in the = Pharmacy but heard it was no longer available there. Suggestions on where to = purchase? I assume 50% mix of alc- water is correct.            = I had an old timer suggest Vodka if methanol is unavailable. Looks a = little funny when you carry a vodka bottle in from the car though!.Comments = welcome.            = Sincerely,              = Tom Driscoll   R.P.T. (registered procrastinating tuneboy) (            = </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>