Jumpy strings?

[Greg Newell]

Ed,
    Is the Protek likely to do what the teflon would not? I scrubbed the teflon
in  with a brush and made sure it penetrated well. I have to get some more
protek, so it'll have to wait.
    Greg

A440A@AOL.COM wrote:

> >Then your take is that there is friction in the felt/string combination?
> >What
> >about the metallic zing and or click that I hear as the string is moving?
>
> I think that is the oxidation that has taken up residence in the felt.
> Dampening the felt with proteck where the string rides over it will tell if
> it is in there or not. The CLP doesn't stain the cloth, either.  So go try it
> and let us know if this is where the problem is.  I have had more than
> several pianos respond to this like a dream.
> Good luck,
> Ed Foote
> >