This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Calin asked: "Thanks to all for the advice on mixing graphite with = alcohol. I did just=20 that and rubbed it on the jacks with a old piano hammer. Well, it worked = well enough, but not perfect. The thing is, it won't stick very well.=20 Certainly not as well as the old graphite, which forms a pretty thick = film=20 on the face of the jack. So, did the builders add some secret ingredient to the mix in the old = days=20 to make it stick? What should I do?" Calin, Considering that a lot of the workers were German.......They mixed the = powdered graphite with BEER! There is some sugar content left, which = will help the graphite to stick. Also, mix it about the same consistency = as you would Hot Hide Glue. Once it has dried, burnish with leather, = (the shiny kind, not the buckskin kind. Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/32/ef/7d/9f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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