Slick Key Bushings.

[Mike and Jane Spalding]

CLP is a liquid lubricant, Protek brand Cleaner Lubricant Protectant.  Available from Shaff and other piano supply houses.

Mike Spalding


----- Original Message ----- 
From: D.L. Bullock <dlbullock@att.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 11:43 PM
Subject: RE: Slick Key Bushings.


> Perhaps you can tell me what is CLP?  I just recently joined the list and I
> must have missed the first post that told what it is.
> 
> D.L. Bullock
> www.thepianoworld.com
> St. Louis
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> Of Richard Brekne
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 3:21 PM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Slick Key Bushings.
> 
> 
> Isaac OLEG SIMANOT wrote:
> 
> > Richard,
> >
> > While the trick of using CLP on problems bushings is very good, and having
> > some since the start may well protect the durability of them , in a school
> > environnement particularly, I am not persuaded we may have absolutely no
> or
> > very low friction in the key. I wonder if a little friction is not adding
> > tactile feedback and better control (assuming it is not too much)
> >
> > Idem with graphite on the knuckle (yes there are yet people doing that) ,
> we
> > loose some element used in the play when it is there (control).
> >
> > Just my 0,1 Euro.
> >
> > Isaac
> 
> A good point to be sure... to little friction may be a bad thing... on the
> other
> hand friction in some sense represents a resistance to movement....which
> might
> be better delt with from a leverage point of view.... at least to a greater
> degree then we now take for granted..... just a thought....
> 
> nice to hear from you Isaac :)
> 
> RicB
> 
> 
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> Bergen, Norway
> mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
> 
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