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<font size=3>At 07:29 PM 08/14/2000 -0400, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>A client has a 100 year old Steinway upright,
so sluggish its<br>
unplayable.<br>
The action centers are growing.<br>
<br>
Hammer butt centers are terrible.<br>
Wippen, dampers centers are a little discolored but<br>
have far less contamination. Why would this be? Could repeated<br>
lubrication of hammer centers over the years have made things<br>
worse in the long run?<br>
<br>
I am rebushing/repinning all double flanges for the lady. This<br>
will make it work. Birds eyes are stained green, will clean out
wood<br>
with<br>
alcohol.<br>
<br>
I'm curious if the consensus is that all action centers<br>
should be done, not just hammer double flanges, or I could get in<br>
trouble.<br>
<br>
Dave Renaud<br>
Canada</blockquote><br>
Replace everything, repinning and lubing do not eliminate the
vertigris;<br>
it may get it to work for a short time but is a watse of time and
money.<br>
<br>
Time for new parts,<br>
<br>
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<div>Jon Page, piano technician</div>
<div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div>
<div><a href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net</a></div>
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