Geoff, Hey, chicken little. The sky is falling in! Andrew said: >At normal temperatures, it is inert. Metabolism doesn't >get hot enough. In fact normal cooking doesn't get hot enough, >witness teflon coated pans etc. If you frequently have "burnt offerings", OK. I can understand. :-) Do you cook above 600 F.? Avery At 01:41 PM 5/14/2006, you wrote: >And if any of you have birds, get rid of all your Teflon cooking utensils >now. If Teflon gets hot enough to start out gassing, your birds will fall >over dead within moments. Not minutes. Moments. > >-- Geoff Sykes >-- Assoc. Los Angeles > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >Of Andrew and Rebeca Anderson >Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 6:07 AM >To: Pianotech List >Subject: RE: powdered Teflon--new use?? > > >Brian, >The process of making teflon involves some nasty chemicals. Burning >teflon (high temperatures) breaks it down and releases nasty >chemicals. At normal temperatures it is inert. Metabolism doesn't >get hot enough. In fact normal cooking doesn't get hot enough, >witness teflon coated pans etc. Regardless, burnt offerings occur >often enough here that I won't have teflon coated cookery in my house. ;-) > >Andrew Anderson > >At 06:25 PM 5/12/2006, you wrote: > >Even if it does not touch the skin? Where can I find out more about > >the possible toxic qualities? > > > >Brian P. Doepke > > > >AAA Piano Works, Inc. > >260-432-2043 > >260-417-1298 > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On > >Behalf Of gordon stelter > >Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 5:52 PM > >To: Pianotech List > >Subject: Re: powdered Teflon--new use?? > > > >Yes. And quite possibly extremely toxic, and conducive > >to cancer and horrible, horrible birth defects. Bad > >idea. > > Thump > > > > > >--- Brian Doepke <doepkeb at comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > A gym teacher friend of mine wears orthotics in her > > > shoes that squeak when > > > she walks. Baby powder did not help. I gave her > > > some powdered Teflon to > > > try. Ba-da-bing.no squeaking. > > > > > > Brian P. Doepke > > > > > > AAA Piano Works, Inc. > > > 260-432-2043 > > > 260-417-1298 > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] > > > On Behalf Of pmc033 at earthlink.net > > > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 9:09 PM > > > To: tune4u at earthlink.net, Pianotech List > > > Subject: RE: Slow key mystery .... > > > > > > Hi Alan: > > > Did you determine if the wippen flange was > > > stuck? It often causes the > > > key not to return quickly. Unfortunately, if this > > > is the case, you won't be > > > able to determine this unless you take out the > > > action and check it. I vote > > > for the iffy weights. Good luck. > > > Paul McCloud > > > San Diego > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Alan Barnard <mailto:tune4u at earthlink.net> > > > To: Pianotech <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org> > > > Sent: 05/11/2006 5:43:32 PM > > > Subject: Slow key mystery .... > > > > > > First visit, new customer, Baldwin Howard spinet. > > > > > > Customer complains that F2 "sticks". Sure enough, it > > > is very slow to return. > > > Lift sticker off the key end and the action seems > > > lively enough. No problem > > > with keyslip. Look at back of key and, guess what, > > > someone else tried to fix > > > this key: It had a jiffy lead nailed to the back. > > > > > > I removed the lead, so I could make a propper > > > repair, for heaven's sake! I > > > eased the key a bit and then it would return just as > > > fast as its neighbors. > > > Done ... or so I thought. > > > > > > Tuned and was playing the piano when I noticed F2 "sticking". > > > Further experiments revealed that it only happened when I > > > depressed the sustain > > > pedal. Hmmmm.... > > > > > > Tried holding the damper off the string with a hook > > > (no pedal pressed) and > > > the slow return was still evident. Hmmmmm.... > > > > > > I could not, offhand, think how the damper, damper > > > arm or spring, would > > > affect key return like this. I was out of time, > > > running late actually, so I > > > had to come up with something quick. > > > > > > Simple. I nailed the jiffy lead back in place. Works > > > great. > > > > > > All I can think is that maybe the felt is worn and > > > the spoon is snagging on > > > it, or something. And I do want to fix it properly > > > next time. > > > > > > Any ideas, oh wise and knowing List? > > > > > > Alan Barnard > > > Salem, Missouri > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060514/0a8329e1/attachment.html
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