William, I use a felt mute cut down to a little short of the length of the bushing opening. Seems to work well. Just don't re-use it as a mute... Andrew Anderson At 09:01 PM 2/20/2007, you wrote: >Hello Kind List, > >Kind of a two-part question here. First, when rebushing, I >typically finish with lubricating both the keypins as well as the >bushings. Anyone lubricate just one or the other or do most do >both? I usually use TFL-50 Dry on the pins (and capstans for that >matter) and Teflon powder in the bushings. > >Second part: anyone have any slick ideas for applying Teflon powder >to key bushings? I currently "paint it" in with a small artist >brush, but I wonder if there isn't something more elegant. Does >anyone keep a bottle of Teflon powder in suspension with something >like goose juice or protek? Any problems with doing that? > >The never-ending quest for shop harmony continues...... > >Thanks, >William R. Monroe
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