String bearing point lubrication

[Avery]

Mike,

Why do you reach "up under"? I thought it should be applied from the top!

Avery Todd

At 08:01 AM 4/6/2006, you wrote:
>Geoff,
>
>I use a small (#2?) round artist brush, bristles about 3/8" 
>long.  Seems to reach up under the pressure bar pretty 
>well.  Disadvantage:  Every time you dip the brush into the bottle, 
>you're washing piano grime off the brush into your Pro-Tec, so don't 
>refill your squirter from the same bottle you dip the brush in.
>
>Mike
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:thetuner at ivories52.com>Geoff Sykes
>To: <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>Pianotech at Ptg. Org
>Sent: 4/5/2006 8:28:04 PM
>Subject: String bearing point lubrication
>
>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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