Sluggish Aeolian Spinet Action

[Tom Cole]

Dan,

Are you expecting the alcohol and water approach to give immediate
results? That has never been my experience. And if you have to do it in
the field, it might be easier to tell the customer to let it sit
overnight and check it the next day. I've heard that air drying is
preferable to hurrying it along with a hair drier.

Normally, I'll remove the action to my shop where I can inspect for
really tight centers (which I might ream and repin if a few really stand
out as being _tight_). Then I'll mix up an alcohol and water solution to
a strength according to how tight the centers are (don't ask for numbers
- strictly by whim).

If the treatment works, I'll put Protek on all the centers for
insurance. If not, I'll use a stronger solution before the final lubing.

Tom Cole

"Dan Hallett Jr." wrote:
> 
> I met a sluggish Kimball Spinet action today (Octave 7). The usual vodka
> treatment didn't do much. I then used a hair dryer on the centers treated
> with vodka. The action freed up quickly.
> Hope this is of some use.
> 
> Dan Hallett
> 
> sluggish aeolian spinet action
> 
> Hi LIst,
> 
>     I have to work on a Hallet & Davis Aeolian spinet.  The action is very
> sluggish and it isn't because of the keys which would have been an easy fix.
> Any recommendations and/or short cuts? Is protek recommended or something
> else like silicon/naptha that baldwin recommends.
>     Would the real solution be to reflange all the culprits, this isn't an
> easy task being a spinet.
>     What about using heat on the action centers, with a modified heat gun?
> 
>     Any and all suggestions would help thanks,
> 
> Eliot Lee