teflon pedal bushing

[Carl Meyer]

Thanks for that site.  Look up Sophisticated.  That's a word that bugs me.
I've always said it means "needlessly complicated"  That dictionary confirms
it.

Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG
Santa Clara, California
cmpiano@home.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "David M. Porritt" <dm.porritt@verizon.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 4:06 PM
Subject: RE: teflon pedal bushing


> Dale:
>
> If you want a very complete dictionary, on line, check this URL;
>
> http://www.m-w.com/home.htm
>
> I've put a shortcut on my desktop to that as it is much quicker and
> easier to use than a paper one.
>
> dave
>
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
>
> On 11/10/01 at 4:39 PM Dale Probst wrote:
>
> >Del,
> >I give what is thixotropic?
> >I only have the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (blush with shame)
> >Best,
> >Dale
> >Dale Probst, RPT
> >Ward & Probst, Inc.
> >email: wardprobst@cst.net
> >(940)691-3682 voice
> >(940) 691-6843 fax
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org] On
> Behalf
> >Of Delwin D Fandrich
> >Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 1:57 AM
> >To: pianotech@ptg.org
> >Subject: Re: teflon pedal bushing
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "John Musselwhite" <john@musselwhite.com>
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: November 09, 2001 11:06 PM
> >Subject: Re: teflon pedal bushing
> >
> >
> >> At 07:38 AM 11/9/01 -0800, Del wrote:
> >>
> >> >though the hole might be elongating. I'd go along with the VJ
> Lube,
> >> >but would prefer my modern version using half talc and half
> Teflon
> >> >powder.
> >>
> >> Why not all Teflon powder? The last batch I mixed up seems to work
>
> >> well,
> >> though it ended up a little thicker than usual.
> >>
> >>                  John
> >>
> >
> >
> >The talc makes the mixture a bit more thixotropic.
> >
> >Del
>
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