Hi Ed, I have tried a bunch of metal polishes and have found that only FLitz, of the ones available to me, works the way I want. You will not be able to see the corrosion with a magnifier, it can only be seen with a microscope but when it is there it acts just like sandpaper, which does not bode well for friction reduction. Ed Sutton wrote: > > Newton- > I did polish the pins when I rebuilt the action, but I will check with a > magnifier next week, > I use Simichrome Polishing Paste and rub with a piece of hammer felt. What > do you recommend? > Ed > > ---------- > >From: Newton Hunt <nhunt@optonline.net> > >To: caut@ptg.org > >Subject: Re: Friction in leather keybushings > >Date: Fri, Aug 24, 2001, 9:22 AM > > > > >> > >> By the way, I have played brand new pianos with leather bushings which > > felt > this way - so it seems to be the nature of the material. > > > > No, _no_, NO, it is the nature of the INTERFACE between metal and leather. > ANY > > corrosion will cause friction and the corrosion will be invisible without a > > microscope. > > > > Polish those pins! > > > > Lubricate pins and leather. > > > > Do bear in mind though, leather soles are very popular on shoes because they > do > > grip the floor well, unless polished and lubricated, like ice. > > > > It does make a difference. > > > > Cleanliness is next to slipperiness. > > > > Newton
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