steinway verdegris is killing me

[Tom Cole]

Ben,

I've tried everything you've mentioned plus Protek CLP and the problem
comes back every time. Unless you can return frequently to juice the
centers or would love to put new bushing cloth into all the flanges, I
recommend new flanges. Problem solved permanently.

Tom

Benjamin Treuhaft wrote:
> 
>      An 1890's Steinway upright action is sluggish due to verdegris.  I
> flooded all the centers with Renewsit, the stuff Franz Mohr used for
> years to free seized centers.  I massaged it in, sliding the center
> pins back and forth.   That worked for a while.
>      It came back.
>      Next, I wet all the centers with alcohol and water and hit the
> action with heat from a hair dryer.  That worked fine.
>      It came back.
>      Finally, I repinned dozens of centers, washing out the bushings
> with Renewsit before and during reaming.  It worked great.
>      It's back again.  What shall I do?
> Ben Treuhaft
> Berkeley, Calif.
> ps   Next week I'm going to install a dampp-chaser and control unit.
> .-

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Thomas A. Cole RPT
Santa Cruz, CA