I just had a thought. Since they're tapered, how about those rubber mute shaped felt mutes? It seems that would give a good bit of control getting behind something like an upright pressure bar. Avery Todd At 11:09 PM 4/5/2006, you wrote: >Hi, Geoff. > >I take a little 3/4" or 1" square of back rail felt and hold it in a >pair of long tweezers - I've been using the same piece for years. I >then squeeze a few drops of ProTek (not Prolube) and spread it where >I want it, including the places you mention. It's thinner than >Prolube, and as soon as the solvents evaporate, it's dry. > >-Mark > >Geoff Sykes wrote: >>Greetings all -- >> >>I have had good success with using ProLube to lubricate the string >>bearing points in older and/or rusty pianos. Any opportunity to >>reduce the risk of string breakage is alright with me. Since I >>don't want any of it to contaminate other parts of the piano I >>don't actually spray it, but have instead been using a cotton swap >>to apply it. I'm writing today because there just has to be a >>better way. Especially when you want to get some onto those contact >>points behind the pressure bar on a small upright. Any suggestions? >> >>-- Geoff Sykes >>-- Assoc. Los Angeles
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