Michelle Strange... HA!!! Susan Kline knows me!!! HehehehehhhhhAA! :) Michelle StrangeS ( strange-is as strange does)--On Wed, Jul 3, 2002 10:06 AM -0700 "Susan Kline" <sckline@attbi.com> wrote: > >>Susan Kline mentioned "Flitz" to polish. I have found it to be inferior, >>contrary to popular feelings about it. I use a product called >>"AutoSol". It leaves no residue. >> >>But then again: to each his own. >> >>Tim Coates >>Wapin Co., LLP > > Actually, it was Michelle Strange who mentioned Flitz, though I sometimes > have used it. I don't usually use any cleaning product on front rail pins > unless they feel gummy, which is pretty rare (maybe because no one has > laced the cloth with lubricants?) If they don't seem too bad, I just spray > them with McLube. > > I've used Renner bushing cloth to rebush keys for a long time now, but I > was unaware of it having any lubricant incorporated. > > I think, Tim, that your suspicions about Prolube, or anything soaked into > the cloth, are worthy of investigation. > > I don't think I've ever rebushed keys of Steinways of this vintage in > institutional use. I wonder how Thomas's Steinways would have done if > bushed in leather? By the way, I've heard that kangaroo leather is good for > keybushing, but I've never used any. Does anyone have a source? At some > point I'll probably start rebushing a few heavily used grands at Linfield > College, and it would be nice to have some leather ready. > > Susan
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