I would not be concerned about silicone in the action. In my experience silicone can make refinishing a piano more challenging but even that is not impossible. I have a fellow piano technician friend who recently mixed up a batch of the wurlitzer/baldwin silicone oil with vmp naptha. A couple days after this he discovered, to his horror, that his assistant had "washed" down an entire stripped piano with this solution in preparation for refinishing. He told me he washed the case again with pure naptha, shot the lacquer with fish-eye eliminator, and was surprised to find that the finish turned out great. He is convinced that the huge scare about silicone and pianos is completely overblown. Clark Foerster RPT
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