So, would Teflon powder in a naptha carrier, as I used on those knuckles, be a good idea? Or would it clash with CLP's, etc.. Thump --- Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> wrote: > This is one of the big reasons I lean towards the > idea of using teflon > powder in felt bushings. Seems to me the best of > both worlds. You can > actually increase the degree of firmness around the > center pin whilst > maintaining whatever friction levels you feel are > best. All the while > maintaining the positive characteristics that felt > bushings have. > > RicB > > Don Mannino wrote: > > > At 07:10 PM 8/25/2004, you wrote: > > > >> I was under the impression that one of the > problems with teflon was > >> wood swelling and squeezing the bushing thus > tightening the flange... > >> is this another urban legend? > >> > >> David I. > > > > > > David, I believe this was true for the first > generation Teflon > > bushings. Later the flanges were modified with > ribs on the outside, > > which seems to have pretty well eliminated the > wood / bushing > > interface issue. > > > > Another factor which has not been mention clearly > is that Teflon is > > not a very resilient material. This was alluded > to when someone > > mentioned earlier that the bushings are sometimes > damaged by a > > technician filing the hammers. Wool cloth can be > pounded with a > > hammer repeatedly with little ill effect, but > Teflon will generally > > dent (or "bruise," as Ed McMorrow put it). In > some high use > > situations, especially combined with poor fitting > procedures, the > > bushings will tend to develop clicks because the > Teflon is deforming > > under the impact of playing and tuning the piano. > > > > Don Mannino RPT > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush
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