On Jan 4, 2011, at 10:29 AM, Ron Nossaman wrote: > But then paraffin isn't necessarily a solid. Ballistol is largely > paraffin oil, where in other parts of the world, paraffin is the > name used for what we call kerosene. Yes, true enough. Paraffin oil, and lots of other compounds are called paraffin. Paraffin wax is what we are used to as the meaning of the word. Who knows what they meant. If it was kerosene (as in Britain), it might have been the solvent to get the tallow into the wool, without the need for heat. Still, those old Steinway bushings have a solidity to them that is different from other old bushings. Doesn't seem like it would come from old sheep grease, but it certainly might. Regards, Fred Sturm fssturm at unm.edu http://www.createculture.org/profile/FredSturm
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