This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Alpha88x@aol.com=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 1:03 PM Subject: Re: sluggish action Greetings,=20 In addition to the other fine suggestions... Is the piano in a = moist basement? ..or has it been recently moved from a moist place into = a home? If recently moved from a moist place(baseement or garage) into a = home, then in a coulple weeks the moistrue will dry out of the bushings = a it sits in the heated house and everything will return to normal by = drying allittle. If not, then the bushings of either the jack or the hammer are = swollen and need a shot of 5% to 10% alchohol to H2O(water). There are = disputes on the percentage of water to alchohol and the TYPE of = alchohol. I do about 10% alc to H20 and the alchohol is isopropyl, = because I cant get Ethyl anymore. Works for my customers, fine. Julia Reading, PA Julia, Not my experiece-- When they get sluggish (as in the classic = Acrosonic sluggish ) thay will stay sluggish in the Sahara . I see Acros in January here in the northeast @ 20% RH .as sluggish = as can be. =20 I do agree -- Alc., Water to shrink ,and or protek will usually = work. I just don't see swollen action center bushings "retreating" to = normal without help.perhaps your experience is different. As an aside, you can jump through all kinds of hoops trying to get = certain types of alc. but the cheapest vodka at the packy works = great--Just don't bring it in the ladies house still in the bottle-- = the neighbors might talk! Percentages ? Heck the stuff is alcohol and = water and is clear . I think we sometimes get too carried away with = exactitude with this kind of thing. The alc. brings the water to the = cloth and the bushing will shrink. JMHO, Tom Driscoll RPT ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/0c/13/bc/36/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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