[CAUT] S&S Key Bushings

[Richard Brekne]

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