<!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 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Use milk of magnesia and you will have = a Philips screwdriver.  Or prune juice and you will have a pile = driver.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer PTG assoc<BR>Santa Clara, Ca.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></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=Piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A> </DIV> <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> Sunday, February 27, 2005 = 6:16 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: sluggish = action</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Verdana color=#000000 = size=3> <DIV> <DIV>I've used vodka before.  It works, and if for some strange = reason it doesn't, you can mix it with some OJ and make another tool that will = remedy the pain--a screwdriver!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave S.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/27/05 3:17:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, <A href="mailto:promano@nc.rr.com">promano@nc.rr.com</A> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=454281323-27022005>80 proof, vodka is 40% alcohol. 100 = proof- 50 % etc.. dilute to your preference.</SPAN> <SPAN class=454281323-27022005>If you live in a state where you can buy = Everclear, it is 90% (180 proof) ethyl alcohol. = </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=454281323-27022005></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=454281323-27022005>Phil Romano</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN = class=454281323-27022005></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=454281323-27022005><FONT = face=Arial color=#0000ff>Raleigh, NC</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=454281323-27022005></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=454281323-27022005></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=454281323-27022005> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> David Ilvedson = [mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 27, 2005 2:12 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: sluggish action<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">I like the vodka idea.   Does anyone know what the ratio is of alcohol to = water?   I have a sluggish damper system to deal with = this week.   I've tried Goose & Protek but it doesn't = last, so I'm going to try alchol/water.  I suppose hair dryer = would be helpful but I imagine it will wreck havoc with the tuning...maybe = just the air moving no heat?   If I'm making it up myself, what = is the ratio of alcohol to water?   1 part water to 5 parts alcohol.<BR><BR>David = Ilvedson</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>