[CAUT] cupcake icing vs action parts

[G Cousins]

Susan,

Yes, impractical.

Many years back, Newton Hunt and I played around with the idea of finishing the internal parts.

The time involved, consistency (or lack thereof), as well as additional materials adding to the weight of the parts and collective action weight, was determined to be inappropriate.  

I do think that the new designs by WNG may be a futuristic approach and resolve to your thinking. 

Or, as DuPont says, "Better Living through Chemestry"

 

Gerry C


 
> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:49:40 -0800
> To: caut at ptg.org
> From: skline at peak.org
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] cupcake icing vs action parts
> 
> 
> >I'll report back if the new bushing cloth shows any signs of 
> >re-contamination from residual gunk in the wood.
> 
> 
> Just a thought, almost certainly not practical ...
> 
> all those nice old Steinway parts, contaminated with grease which
> migrates into new center pin bushings .........
> 
> Has anyone ever tried coating the bare wood parts with something
> impervious to grease, to slow the migration? Perhaps dipping them
> in dilute lacquer, letting dry well, and then rebushing and
> installing new cushions, etc.? Can grease get through lacquer?
> Glue would stick to lacquer pretty well, wouldn't it?
> 
> Susan Kline
> 
> 
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