Steinway Drinking

[Roger C Hayden]

Another one for all you experts:

A touch up man poured mineral spirits into a newly acquired 1924 Steinway
M.  About a cup's worth poured into the mid section and treble of the
tuning pins (original block) and cascaded into the action, soaking tuning
pins, hammer flanges, whippens and flanges, key bushings, and hitting a
few hammers.   The action seemed to retain it, since there was none on
the keybed.

So what can I expect this stuff to do?

It happened about 1:00 PM.  Torque on the tuning pins seems down a
little.  This piano always held its tune well.

I check affected flanges, BOY are they FREE??!!  They flop without a
screw in the hole.  Hammers swing almost perpetually.

The man has good liability and we're getting in contact, but I'd like to
here from those who know what the effects these chemicals will ultimately
have.

Any takers??   (I'm still working on the cracked Hazelton frame.)

Roger Hayden RPT
Clarks Summit, PA
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