The Mellotron Group

Hi Chris,

why? Because it doesn't work or because it can damage the rollers??? 
I'll try to get 100% alcohol, sure...

Greetings, Thomas

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@...> wrote:
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> Never use 70% alcohol. It must be 99% or 100% .
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> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Mark Pring <markpringnz@...> wrote:
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> >
> >
> >   Frank's method seems to work very well: gently remove the axle by
> > prising apart the axle holders with a flat blade screwdriver, clean the axle
> > using the wire brush attatchment of a dremel tool or similar, re assemble.
> > The alcohol method is only a quick fix.
> >
> >
> > You have to very careful and gentle, I damaged several when I was working
> > on mine. You could alway buy a new keyspring but they are expensive.
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > PS I am not an expert. Proceed at your own risk!
> >
> > --- On *Thu, 12/10/09, thomasooo2003 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>* wrote:
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> >
> > From: thomasooo2003 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Stiff pinch roller
> > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 3:13 AM
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> >
> >
> >
> > Hi fellow Mellotron owners (especially the experienced one's or those who
> > already had to fix some problems on the instrument.. .),
> >
> > since a while one note on my M400 has rapidly become flatter and playing an
> > octave has become close to a major seven interval. And it is, you may guess,
> > the stiff pinch roller. I have found a description how to drench the roller
> > into pure alcohol (must it be 100%? I have bought today a mix of 70% / 30%
> > water...), but that was not so easy to do. Do I have to get the pinch roller
> > off from it metal axis to get it seperate into the bath of alcohol or is
> > this no good idea (cause it will demage it...)? Has someone made a detailed
> > description how to clean the pinch rollers, including photos for such folks
> > like me who are more musicans than diy guys :-) ?
> >
> > Any help & advice would be great!
> > Greetins, Thomas
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> >
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