In a message dated 11/10/00 10:36:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, JIMRPT@AOL.COM writes: << I tuned this thingee yesterday but before I tuned it I did the following: a. I cleaned the web area of all dust/debris. b. I wiped down the capo bars/strings using a cloth and brush. c. I used a small artist brush and applied 'protec' to the strings in front of, and behind the capo bars. d. Using the brush I applied 'protec' to the counter bearing felts between pin and capo bars. e. I took my cloth and wiped up all excess 'protec' on strings and felts. >> My mentor said a long time ago never to use WD-40 near strings because, it is theorized, it can wick its way along the string to the tuning pin and into the block causing loss of tuning stability. Kind of alarmist...maybe. My question is: Has protek ever been known for wicking properties? Your system sounds like a good idea as long as there's no risk of contaminating the block. Matt W. in sunny New York
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