Keep it coming class...the post -it note is a good one...easy to carry and very thin...interesting that a small post-it note can protect that well...He applied the teflon powder and then burnished with 280 or the other way around? And why 280, I wonder...? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Jack Houweling" <jackhouweling at dccnet.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 3/10/2010 7:54:00 PM Subject: [pianotech] Fw: [CAUT] Mythbusters >Here are a few things I remember from the class: > He started with the music rack tightening the screws and checking the >hinges. > Teflon powder and on the keybed dowels burnishing them with 280 grit >sandpaper. > Vaseline and Teflon mixture for pedal rods. > Screwdriver ground down to fit action screws perfectly. > Uses a post-it note between case and cheekblock so it does not scratch > when taken in and out. >Regards, >Jack Houweling >Thanks Ted for the grit series correction--I had a feeling I'd missed >something..... >You might remember that he also said he never lubes balance rail pins after >cleaning--doesn't want any residues in the balance rail hole. He does lube >front rail pins though. >Nice job of describing his piano-top hammer line, let off and drop >adjustment technique....I almost forgot about the key slip on top of the >flanges. Speak up if you remember anything else.
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