<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; khtml-nbsp-mode: space; khtml-line-break: after-white-space"> <DIV><SPAN class=830135214-03102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I tried Roger Jolly's suggestion and was really happy witht the result. Denim fabric, 2 layers soaked in parafin. I only used it this summer so I don't know about long time results, but Roger told me it was the longest lasting results he got.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=830135214-03102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=830135214-03102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Marcel Carey, RPT</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=830135214-03102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Sherbrooke, QC</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=fr dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B>De la part de</B> Fred Sturm<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> 3 octobre 2006 09:44<BR><B>À :</B> College and University Technicians<BR><B>Objet :</B> Re: [CAUT] Steinway Pedal Bushings<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>On Oct 3, 2006, at 3:28 AM, Ric Brekne wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica size=3>Hi Ken</FONT></P> <P style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><BR></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica size=3>I've always like felt better then any other solution thats come up through the years.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>  </SPAN>And the reason is simple.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>  </SPAN>It is so darned easy to replace in a jiffy. All you need to carry around is appropriate felt... and I always have some of that. <SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>  </SPAN>As for longevity.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>  </SPAN>I think the key question is whether either/both live long enough... not so much whether one generally outlives the other.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>  </SPAN>Felt does just fine IMHO in that regard.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>  </SPAN>Teflon has its uses.... but FMP only in powdered form :)</FONT></P> <P style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><BR></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica size=3>Cheers</FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica size=3>RicB</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR> <DIV>I find felt lasts plenty long, but only if lubricated well (very well) and, as Ed points out, the axle is smooth and polished. I smear a bunch of ProLube (is it MLP?), really work it in. Original felts I have found over the years, which lasted sometimes fifty or more years of at least moderately heavy use, seem to be impregnated with tallow. Yep, they tend to be green and scuzzy, but often still functional and firm.<BR> <DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV>Fred Sturm</DIV> <DIV>University of New Mexico</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:fssturm@unm.edu">fssturm@unm.edu</A></DIV> <DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV></DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>