<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=015134304-07042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Mike --</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015134304-07042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015134304-07042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>This is a great idea. Just pour a small amount into an extra bottle cap or something and the grime can be kept out of the bottle. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015134304-07042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015134304-07042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>-- Geoff Sykes</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015134304-07042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>-- Assoc. Los Angeles</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=015134304-07042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Michael Spalding<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 06, 2006 6:02 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: String bearing point lubrication<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Geoff,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I use a small (#2?) round artist brush, bristles about 3/8" long.  Seems to reach up under the pressure bar pretty well.  Disadvantage:  Every time you dip the brush into the bottle, you're washing piano grime off the brush into your Pro-Tec, so don't refill your squirter from the same bottle you dip the brush in.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mike</DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=thetuner@ivories52.com href="mailto:thetuner@ivories52.com">Geoff Sykes</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech@Ptg. Org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 4/5/2006 8:28:04 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> String bearing point lubrication</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=859291802-06042006>Greetings all --</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=859291802-06042006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=859291802-06042006>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?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=859291802-06042006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=859291802-06042006>-- Geoff Sykes</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=859291802-06042006>-- Assoc. Los Angeles</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>