What do you mean by a "Horowitz" piano? ----- Original Message ----- From: "antares" <antares@EURONET.NL> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 4:45 PM Subject: Re: Slick Key Bushings. > I have been using talcum powder for a long time and it was never > satisfactory. > Then came pure teflon powder and part of the problem was over. > Since then, I have used teflon a lot (for knuckles) in combination with CLP > (for center pins) and MCLube (for balance rail and front rail pins, but also > on other wood/metal contacts in the piano like repetition springs and > wood/wood contacts like key bed and key frame. > There is also a combination possible of teflon powder and McLube for the > contact between the wippen balancier, the jack, and the knuckle but that can > be quite dangerous). > > Too much of all that stuff will turn any piano into a Horowitz piano, so a > more 'scientific approach' is absolutely necessary. > > Anyway, the squeeks are gone for good. > > friendly greetings > from > > Antares, > > Amsterdam, Holland > > "where music is, no harm can be" > > visit my website at : http://www.concertpianoservice.nl/ > > > > From: Bigeartb@AOL.COM > > Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org > > Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 17:30:17 EST > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > Subject: Re: Slick Key Bushings. > > > > Gentlemen: > > I'm sure I am wrong about this BUT I thought teflon was causing major > > "squeeking" problems on newer pianos. (knuckles on hammer shanks) If so why > > use it....OR....maybe teflon DOES NOT cause '"squeeking" problems. Any body > > know? Where did I get my info...Schaff > > > > TommyBlack > > Decatur, Ala. > > >
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