<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>I love Brady's "Guide to Field Repairs" from the = PTG, especially the great charts at the back about what glues to use where, = and what lubricants to use where.  Like all mentions of branded products, it = needs to be kept current.  The glue guide indicates some sources; the = lube guide does not.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>In particular, I get a lot of 30- to 50-year-old = pianos, with substantial corrosion on the strings.  To avoid breakage and make = rendering easier, I apply a tiny amount of Tri-Flow (Teflon) with a = fine artist's brush (staying well away from tuning pins and bass windings).  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I notice that Grady's preferred lube in this case is = E-Z Free Silicone, but I can't find that product on the web.  Recommendations?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Some other products Grady mentions that I can't find = on the web: "Joy's Rust-solv", "McLube 1708", "TLR44", "MoS2 108".</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>