Dear List, Folks I'm a little concerned about the heat box method of drying out the action centers. It seems to me that if you treat the entire action you may also be affecting some parts that you don't want affected. Could not the birdseye become overly loose? How about the condition of the hammers? What about the aging glue joints? The list goes on when it seems that the only problem is in the hammer flange centers (usually). My money is in repinning. No options! I also seem to find difficulty understanding how dousing the action centers and surrounding materials with ANY solution won't have a lasting detrimental effect. It just seems to me that either of these other solutions will end up effecting more than you really want to affect. I realize that repinning is sometimes rather inconvenient but I feel it's the most correct and professional job I can do for my customers. I do not wish to judge others for the methods they use but I feel this is the right choice for me and my customers. Any comments? Respectfully, Greg Newell Greg and Mary Ellen Newell Greg's Piano Forte` Lakewood, Ohio 44107 gnewell@en.com
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