Key Bushing Lubricant

[Tom Servinsky]

Mark,
Works for me as well. However you might want to step it up a notch and use 
Prolube which is more suited for keypins, keybushings, and all friction 
points.
I agree with you about why would you want to introduce a goopy substance 
when  much better alternatives to the solution  are readily available.
Tom Servinsky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Schecter" <schecter@pacbell.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:58 PM
Subject: Re: Key Bushing Lubricant


>I for one don't know why you would want to use something as goopy as animal 
>fat, even in a very thin layer. I think it will eventually get 
>sticky-sludgy, and what good is that? Why don't you use ProTek on the 
>bushings and the keypins? It's clean, slippery, and repeatable. I wet the 
>bushings, and use a cloth to wipe it onto the keypins. Since it coats the 
>cloth fibers, I think it lubricates better than powder. Barring a too-tight 
>fit, you won't have friction problems. Works for me.
>
> -Mark
>
> Farrell wrote:
>> Does anyone know anything about using a tallow/graphite or 
>> tallow/microfine-Teflon-powder mixture as a key-pin/key-bushing 
>> lubricant? Anyone know where to find a suitable form of tallow?
>>  Terry Farrell
>>  FWIW: This isn't my idea!
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