Hey Alan...... I agree with the responses so far. That being said, I've used Protek CLP with surprising results. Before everyone jumps on me, I am making no claims that lube is a good solution, but only that I've had it work for a few years at least a couple of times. If I were to try it, I would give the owner a long lecture reciting all that's been pointed out. I'd tell them that Protek has less than a 50/50 chance that it will work even for a short period. But the one thing good about it is that it is fast and cheap - and MAYBE it will make the thing work for SOME period of time. Terry Farrell On Jun 23, 2010, at 10:31 PM, Alan Barnard wrote: > Hi, after a long absence ... > > > > Situation: Old upright Steinway with "the disease". MUST make it > work, if at all possible, due to weird and too-long-to-explain > circumstances. No money for new parts. > > Question: Is there ANYTHING that ANYONE has tried that will really > loosen up those frozen flanges? Some miracle solvent? Witchcraft? > Bribing Blagojevich? > > > A Barnard > Salem, MO > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100624/2a80836c/attachment.htm>
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