Well, Jim, I just got to disagree in a way. Nothing wrong with spray graphite on the reps/jack but it don't work as well as micro-fine teflon. I never put any kind of graphite on knuckles...Wim wasn't talking about grease graphite... David I. >Avery, et al......... > ANY product that leaves a greasy/moist feeling on the knuckle should NOT be >used. > There is a vast difference between graphite grease and stick graphite and if >you mean "grease" it should be included in the ID. Spray teflon (alcohol >base)as well as powdered teflon work very well on knuckles and so does >'stick' graphite. To condemn the 'proper' use of "graphite" as somehow >politically or technically incorrect is just wrong...period :-) > There are many viable applications in the action for graphite use and to >lubricate knuckles is one of those as is its use as a burnishing on jack tops >and balancier rails. > If graphite use is overdone then it gives just as bad results as using other >inappropiate "lubricants"................. A new set of knuckles with a >'lite' swiping of graphite (stick form) as well as a powdering with teflon >will feel better and last longer than either of these two alone............. >But what do I know? :-) >Jim Bryant (FL) >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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