>I'd like to ask about doing this lubrication on a harpsichord. Our best one has developed the "ticks" Les mentions and I was wondering about the advisability of using this. The harpsichord ticks are on the front bridge where the strings pass over going to the tuning pins..< Avery, The one harpsichord that I tune regularly has this problem, but I would hesitate to use Protek on the front bridge the way it is used on the front string felts of a piano when the strings don't slide well. Protek works well wherever steel or brass contacts felt but it doesn't seem to be appropriate for metal on wood. Graphite should help but the string would have to be loosened to apply it. Albert Lord.
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