>...Since I thought CLP was a lubricant to be used where felt contacts >metal, why did it cause me grief this time? Was I misusing the stuff? >Please be gentle with me if I was a really bad boy. > >Regards, >Clyde Hollinger Some ideas to consider: If the noise was from the damper lever lift bar, the best method is to remove it and polish it with Brasso and wipe clean. Then a light coating of Protek MLP-1 where the damper lever lift pads will come in contact. If the noise was coming from the spoons, lightly applying Protek MLP-1 eliminates the sounds from that area. Another area where sounds like you describe might be coming from are the damper lever springs in the grooves. I physically scrape the felt punching or wood where the spring rests, then put Protek MLP-1 in that spring groove with a tool that is similar to a capstan lost motion tool, but much smaller in diameter. Gentle enough? Keith McGavern Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA
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