key pin lubrication

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

    Terry, I've been using the Protek on just the front keypins of NEW
pianos when I want to take a minute to really improve the feel of the keys.
I find that it is not necessary to get the bushings wet with it at all. Just
takes a minute, and lasts a really long time. Of course, Newtons right that
on most used pianos it would be better to polish before doing that, but if
you just want to improve the feel and you only have a couple minutes, I find
that it helps. ALOT.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: key pin lubrication


> I read a lot on this list about lubricating key bushings. Should
lubrication
> really be needed on a properly set up keyboard? New/polished pins, new
> properly sized bushings, we will have just the hair of play needed and no
> (or very little) friction. Is this not the case? Can I assume that any
need
> for lubrication is because the piano owner is not willing to spend the
money
> to do the job right - or the tech does not know how to minimize friction?
I
> realize I may be wrong here. Constructive input please!
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Newton Hunt" <nhunt@optonline.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 11:41 AM
> Subject: Re: key pin lubrication
>
>
> > Yes, Protek will work, sort of, but polishing off the corrosion
> > (invisible to the naked "I") THEN lubricate _always_ works,  Always.
> > Never fails.  Most indubitable success.  How many other ways must I say
> > this to make the point.  Polish the little bastards first!!!!!!!!  Then
> > do your work.
> >
> > You absolutely must do the major pitch change before you can fine tune.
> > Smae thing.
> >
> > Rustlessness is closest to Godfullness.
> >
> > Cleanliness is next to Godliness works here as in all other life
> > processes.
> >
> > Newton
> >
> > > David Love wrote:
> > >
> > > I have for years used McClube to lubricate key pins.  Recently,
> > > however, I was having a hard time getting rid of excess friction prior
> > > to a weigh off and tried using Protek instead and got quite good
> > > results.  Any others compared the two substances this way and what
> > > have you found?
> > >
> > > David Love