Look up alcohol sizing tight center pins. There are posts on the purities and such. You can get the "clean" alcohol from the pharmacist. Dilute with 30% water and a drop or two on the wippen flange bushing and let dry a couple of days. kpiano ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Renz Piano Tuning / Repair" <pianotuner@frontiernet.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 5:56 AM Subject: Action Friction problem, Methanol > I went to tune for a customer and they commented about their action not > being the same sine they moved from British Columbia to Upstate New > York. When I pressed down on the sustain pedal, the hammers would only > hit the string once and then not repeat. I think I need to loosen up > fome friction points, and if you can think of where this might happen, > let me know. I have to take out the action. IT was a Baldwin console > upright. Nice piano tune. > > Some fellow technicians said that you can use Methanol to loosen up the > action friction and this has worked well for them. Do you know where > you can purchase Methanol? > > Any ideas, suggestions would be appreciated!!! > > Doug Renz > Associate PTG > Rochester, NY > pianotuner@frontiernet.net > (585) 227-5793 > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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