At 08:55 PM 2/15/2002 -0600, you wrote: >Hi Phil, > The problem is probably due to the sugar and milk component > of the coffee. Common H2O will do the job . >Make sure every thing is good and dry after, by drying with a hair >dryer. Then use a dab of CLP with a tooth pick to lub the agraffe holes. > >Wedge paper towel between the plate and the strings, so the water will no >wick towards the dampers. Flush affected area with a syringe and mop with >a Q tip and paper towel. You will have to do this several times. Dropping >the tension on the affected strings and cleaning will also help. The drop >in tension will help drag and residue out of the agraffe holes. > >Coffee and Coke seems impervious to most solvents. > >regards Roger The only thing I can add to this is to work the water in to the agraffes with a small paint brush. Protek on the counter bearing felt as well as the agraffes. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@attbi.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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