Follow-up tight Steinway action centers

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 Tom writes: 
>
>            P.S. Kent thought the reports of very loose centers after
>the alc treatment could be caused by too much water in the mix. Again he
>suggested 5% water to Alcohol

    As per factory suggestion, I used pure alcohol on the one set that I 
tried, (Pharmacy obtained methanol).  I let them sit for a full day before I 
touched the action again.   It loosened all of them up, but there were many, 
many, that were way too loose. 
    I have since resorted to pinning for this problem, and on balance, spend 
less time and get more consistant results. 
Regards, 
Ed Foote RPT