String bearing point lubrication

[Avery]

I just had a thought. Since they're tapered, how about those rubber 
mute shaped felt mutes?
It seems that would give a good bit of control getting behind 
something like an upright
pressure bar.

Avery Todd

At 11:09 PM 4/5/2006, you wrote:
>Hi, Geoff.
>
>I take a little 3/4" or 1" square of back rail felt and hold it in a 
>pair of long tweezers - I've been using the same piece for years. I 
>then squeeze a few drops of ProTek (not Prolube) and spread it where 
>I want it, including the places you mention. It's thinner than 
>Prolube, and as soon as the solvents evaporate, it's dry.
>
>-Mark
>
>Geoff Sykes wrote:
>>Greetings all --
>>
>>I have had good success with using ProLube to lubricate the string 
>>bearing points in older and/or rusty pianos. Any opportunity to 
>>reduce the risk of string breakage is alright with me. Since I 
>>don't want any of it to contaminate other parts of the piano I 
>>don't actually spray it, but have instead been using a cotton swap 
>>to apply it. I'm writing today because there just has to be a 
>>better way. Especially when you want to get some onto those contact 
>>points behind the pressure bar on a small upright. Any suggestions?
>>
>>-- Geoff Sykes
>>-- Assoc. Los Angeles