teflon lube

John von Rohr jvonrohr@tiac.net
Thu, 18 Apr 1996 21:10:02 -0400


At 11:28 PM 4/17/96 -0600, you wrote:
>On Wed, 17 Apr 1996, Doug Richards wrote:
>
>>
>> I have been following the discussion on Teflon lube.  Could someone
explain the
>> advantage of using Teflon for hammer butts over other lubricants like
graphite?
>> I'm assuming it is the mess factor, but though I would ask...
>>
>
>     I use to use the teflon but, in my humble opinion, it causes
>noise after 6 months in a concert instrument. I've ended up using Dag
>again. (Dag is graphite suspended in alcohol solution) I use it on the
>top of the repetitions every 6 months or so.
>
>John Minor
>Piano Technician
>University of Illinois
>jminor@uiuc.edu
>
If you lightly brush and relubricate (teflon powder) the knuckles avery 3-4
months (it takes only minutes) it will keep the knuckle friction consistent
an eliminate the squeaks. Not an excessive amount of attention for a pinao
of that use.  JvR




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