Friction

[Jon Page]

Good point, Newton.
I forgot to mention I use white scotch brite to clean the pins.

At 09:20 AM 11/13/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Jon Page wrote:
>> Rogerio,
>> Clean the pins with steel wool or scotch brite and CPL.
>> I recommend the Key Bushing Iron to size the bushings which
>> is available from Pianotek. Lube the felt with teflon powder.
>> ( I mix it with CPL and apply it sparringly with a small brush).
>
>The polish required to make a pin and bushing function well togaeher will be
>destroyed by steel wool and especailly Scotch Brite.  These are abrasaives
and
>will score and scratch the pins.  Please do not use such on polished
surfaces.
>
>If you will not use it on you mother's silver do not use it on key pins or
>capstans.
>                              Newton

I don't polish my mother's silver, she can do it herself.

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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