I believe Yamaha recommends Teflon Oil. I was taught never to use Teflon Oil because theoetically it can travel, get under the lacquer and blister the finish. On the other hand, Teflon would have no effect on a polyester finish. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Hufford" <hufford1@airmail.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 12:54 PM Subject: Re: Rebushing centers/mystery center pinning > Actually, neither have I. > Regards, Robin Hufford > > Barbara Richmond wrote: > >> Have you really heard flanges squeak? Key bushings yes, but I've never >> heard centers. Hmmmm. >> >> Barbara Richmond >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> >> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 2:46 PM >> Subject: Re: Rebushing centers/mystery center pinning >> >> >>> Glue wicking into flange bushing cloth is a source of squeeks. The CA >>> glue isn't causing this problem? Because it is so diluted? >>> >>> David I. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> >>> From: Robin Hufford <hufford1@airmail.net> >>> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> >>> Received: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 13:29:39 -0600 >>> Subject: Re: Rebushing centers/mystery center pinning >>> >>>> Hello Richard, Don and Barbara, >>>> A few more comments interposed. >>>> First, I did try today the use of alcohol as a wetting agent; it >>>> was useless as it served only to accelerate the reaction and >>>> immediately harden the mixture as Don Rose predicted it would. Also, >>>> while applying it to a piece of bushing cloth as Barbara considered >>>> doing it was obvious that there really was no need for a wetting agent >>>> as it disappeared almost instantaneously upon being dripped onto the >>>> cloth. There was no discernible puddling or lag time. Again, this was >>>> a Don predicated. Two for two. It may be however, that the >>>> penetrabilty of this mixture may be different in a bushed flange >>>> whether >>>> the pressure in the bushing may have to be taken into account. The >>>> obvious effect of this stuff was to stiffen and harden slightly the >>>> cloth as I intended. >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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