capo lube?

[Mark Cramer]

Hi Fred,

Pro-lube is good, also as a (temporary) help for rendering problems on
instruments yet to be re-strung.

BTW Fred, if you did end up in eternal damnation, you'd not only have the
company of all the other silicone users (Yamaha indicated silicone oil for
lubing their centre-pins) but the complete contingent of pariffin lube
(verdigris)and teflon-bushing folks as well!  You wouldn't be lonely!  :>)

Mark Cramer
Brandon University

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-caut@ptg.org [mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Fred
Sturm
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 1:29 PM
To: caut@ptg.org
Subject: capo lube?


List,
	I've just dressed a capo preparatory to restring, and am about to apply
Prolube to it, with the idea it will ritard rusting/corrosion, cause
strings to render better, and slow the production of grooves (less
abrasion). I don't actually know whether Prolube will accomplish this,
for how long, or whether there might be a better substance for the
purpose.
	Any opinions out there? (I mean on this particular topic. I know there
are plenty of opinions, and that Newton will tell me silicone oil is the
only way to go - to eternal damnation, that is. ;-)

Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico