Subject: Lubricating V-bar <Snip> I applied a tiny amount of WD40 to each bass string at its bearing point over the V-bar. To do this I used a watch oiler, which is just a very tiny spatula. My hope was to prevent any further rust at the bearing points, and possibly break and prevent rust bonds. Do you think WD40 was OK to use for that? Lose the WD 40 and go to protek (IMO).Just don't let any lube of any kind migrate to the windings. Actually I would clean off the plate contact point with a brass brush and forget the lube .By the time rust becomes a factor on a new string I'll be dead anyway. I regularly use protek on the plain wire plate bearing points especially during pitch raises but you can kill a wound string with any contamination. Best wishes, Tom Driscoll -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080217/6ea38f7b/attachment.html
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