Lots of methods here... thats to be sure. Chris mentioned something in Esberg about a list compiled by one of our members that deals with different kinds of lubricants... which ones do and dont go well together. The S&S bushing thing was the subject matter. For myself, I like to stick first and formost to cleaned and polished pins and a bit of telfon powder brushed into the bushings. This seems to work for just about any kind of bushing around and stays slick as grease going through a goose for several years. I use something akin to a pipe cleaner to apply. I used to use liquid lubricants like prolube but found a couple pianos that started getting sticky after a while. Seems to be something that reacts to some bushing material. One never really knows whats been done before so teflon in powder form seems the best bet to me. Doesn't really have a chance to react with anything else. Cheers RicB
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