query lubes back

[pianoman]

Hi Avery,	Yes it was and I have used it for over 30 years with success in
the shop.  I was surprised to hear Jim Bryants comment on verdigris coming
from it.  I though I would get everyone else's opinion.  Thanks for the
reply.
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth
pianoman@inlink.com
"Sometimes it is really good to be pleasantly surprised without knowing
what you did right.".

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> From: Avery Todd <atodd@UH.EDU>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re:  query lubes
> Date: Wednesday, March 04, 1998 10:06 AM
> 
> Jim,
> 
>    Wasn't Light Mineral Oil with Naptha (I can't remember the
proportions)
> at one time recommended by Wurlitzer for sluggishness problems?
> 
> Avery
> 
> >In a message dated 3/4/98 7:57:09 AM, pianoman@inlink.com wrote:
> >
> ><<"Mineral Oil & Naphtha">>
> >
> >James;
> > I have never used any of the items you have listed except for the
Permalon,
> >which works well in some applications.  As for the "Mineral Oil" unless
'you'
> >are having regularity problems and use it without the naptha :-), I
would not
> >use it at all. In my opinion using Mineral Oil is just setting up future
> >verdigris problems for some other tech to deal with.  But that is just
an
> >opinion and is based on no scientifically conducted experiments or
carefully
> >derived data.  It is based on following techs who, twenty or thirty
years ago,
> >used "Mineral Oil" and/or Mineral Spirits for their lubrication needs,
and in
> >the process set up the moderate verdigris problems I am finding now.
> >Jim Bryant (FL)
> 
> 
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