capo lube?

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Fred,
            I prefer parafine wax, dirt will not stick to it so readily,
and it stays where you put it, and will not dry out so easily.
roger


At 12:28 PM 29/06/00 -0600, you wrote:
>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
> 
Roger Jolly
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