Any silicone which gets on the finish will wreak havoc
with future refinishing attempts.
Thump
--- Don Mannino <donmannino@comcast.net> wrote:
> Ilex,
>
> Personally, I am not a fan of silicone in pianos.
> Some do, though, but the
> important thing to remember is that knowledgeable
> technician use it very,
> very sparingly.
>
> One way to do a quick key pin polishing is to use a
> split wood stick (like
> an oversized rood tuning mute) with buckskin. You
> can raise the keys and
> insert the stick, and move from one key to the next,
> polishing the pin.
>
> The Kawai concert technicians often use this tool
> with a very slight amount
> of silicone applied to lower the key friction. They
> also use a simple wood
> wedge covered with buckskin with a little silicone
> to polish and lubricate
> capstans. Very often, the aim is to brighten the
> tone of the piano,
> believe it or not.
>
> Don Mannino RPT
>
> At 06:16 PM 8/26/2004, you wrote:
> >share with the rest of us, please? i recently saw
> one of the Shigeru techs
> >using liquid silicon poured onto a piece of leather
> to lubricate rail pins.
> >wondering what aerosol silicon would do, and am
> wary of anything except
> >teflon and mclube since those are all i've messed
> with personally, and have
> >seen the result of wrong lubricants (ie WD40 -
> !?!?!?) .
> >
> >thx
> >ilex
>
>
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