<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-= 1"> <META content="IncrediMail 1.0" name=GENERATOR>  </HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px= 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll== yes ORGYPOS="0"> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100= %" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-F= AMILY: Arial" width="100%"> <DIV> Calin...Have a look at the Fletcher & Newman site. I = gave up using graphite & alcohol when this product came on the market= many years ago.</DIV> <DIV> <B>152A WINSLIP </B><BR>Liquid Graphite. = Supplied in handy 40cc bottles </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.fletcher-newman.co.uk/catalogue/piano_lubrican= ts/">http://www.fletcher-newman.co.uk/catalogue/piano_lubricants/</A></DI= V> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Robin</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href="m= ailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> 03/13/05 19:= 46:56</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mai= lto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> How to ap= ply graphite - episode 2: how to make it stick?</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hello!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks to all for the advice on mixing graphite with alcohol. I did = just</DIV> <DIV>that and rubbed it on the jacks with a old piano hammer. Well, it wo= rked</DIV> <DIV>well enough, but not perfect. The thing is, it won't stick very well= .</DIV> <DIV>Certainly not as well as the old graphite, which forms a pretty thic= k film</DIV> <DIV>on the face of the jack.</DIV> <DIV>So, did the builders add some secret ingredient to the mix in the ol= d days</DIV> <DIV>to make it stick?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What should I do?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  Calin Tantareanu</DIV> <DIV>----------------------------------------------------</DIV> <DIV>  <A href="http://calintantareanu.tripod.com">http://calintan= tareanu.tripod.com</A></DIV> <DIV>----------------------------------------------------</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>_______________________________________________</DIV> <DIV>pianotech list info: <A href="http://www.ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/= pianotech">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A></DIV></TD></= TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></T= ABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>