[CAUT] S&S Key Bushings/ lubricants/reduce unnecessary friction

[Daniel Reed]

Powdered Tef can be applied to both front and balance bushings fast,  
with a 2" China bristle brush...and at the same time, why not treat  
the guide rail bushings, keyend damper lift felt, , shift lever,  
glide bolts, keybed/frame contact sufraces...(front and back keybed  
frame), shift spring, shift lever, frame hold/dag  surfaces, jack  
tenders, knuckles, drop screws, cheek block / frame guides...even the  
Capstan contact felt can be accessed...

Dan

Dallas. TX

On Oct 31, 2008, at 9:59 AM, Jim Busby wrote:

> Ric,
>
> Back to a comment I made weeks ago. Prolube has no solvent like CLP  
> does. I've found that CLP does react to white glues like wood  
> molding glue. We used to use CLP on bushings, but found that if we  
> didn't allow the glue to dry completely (24 hours or so) sometimes  
> the bushings came out! I figured it must be the solvent (the C in  
> the CLP) so we now use Prolube only (Just the PL w/o the C). The  
> keys did get sticky with the CLP but not with the Prolube, in our  
> experience here. Many people just use "Protek" and don't know the  
> difference between the two and I think it is bigger than we  
> thought. But... I agree with you that the powdered Teflon works  
> better anyway. No one has mentioned Goose Juice, and I think it is  
> as good or better than Prolube. I don't know if it has the  
> "solvent" in it or not.
>
> Regards,
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf  
> Of Richard Brekne
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 2:13 AM
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Subject: [CAUT] S&S Key Bushings
>
> Lots of methods here... thats to be sure.  Chris mentioned  
> something in
> Esberg about a list compiled by one of our members that deals with
> different kinds of lubricants... which ones do and dont go well
> together.  The S&S bushing thing was the subject matter.
>
> For myself, I like to stick first and formost to cleaned and polished
> pins and a bit of telfon powder brushed into the bushings. This  
> seems to
> work for just about any kind of bushing around and stays slick as  
> grease
> going through a goose for several years.  I use something akin to a  
> pipe
> cleaner to apply. I used to use liquid lubricants  like prolube but
> found a couple pianos that started getting sticky after a while. Seems
> to be something that reacts to some bushing material.  One never  
> really
> knows whats been done before so teflon in powder form seems the  
> best bet
> to me. Doesn't really have a chance to react with anything else.
>
> Cheers
> RicB
>
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