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<DIV><SPAN class=499331303-31032005><FONT face=Arial>Uh, no, now you =
mention it.
I think I'll go soak em right now so they'll be drying overnight. Do you =
just
put a drop on each side or do you have to remove the hammer and "work" =
the
flange any?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>Andrew & Rebeca Anderson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 30, =
2005
9:10 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Chinese
Puzzle<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Alan,<BR>Just curious, have you tried =
sizing the
flange bushings with isopropyl alcohol (or hundred proof)
yet?<BR><BR>Andrew<BR><BR>At 08:53 PM 3/30/2005 -0600, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial>I =
have a fairly
new Pearl River grand (Geo. Steck version). It's all messed up with =
a 2 inch
blow nestled comfortably in the felt, many hammer flanges good for =
MAYBE 2-3
swings, let-off way to low and zilch drop on many wippens. And =
that's as far
as I've looked, so far. Oh, yeah, and the hammers still
cupped.</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT face=arial>So I'm basically =
doing a new
piano prep--and a lot of shouldn't-be-necessary
work.</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT face=arial>Question for the more =
experienced
with this sort of thing. With some serious exercising, I can get =
another
swing or two out of the hammer flanges but can't get 5+. Should I =
just repin
all the hammers (and whatever other centers I find lacking) or =
should I try
a giving it a lube job?</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT face=arial>What =
other
suggestions might y'all have for wippen (NPI) this puppy into
shape?</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Alan R.
Barnard</FONT><BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Salem,
MO</FONT><BR> <BR><BR><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in =
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