<html> <body> I SERIOUSLY doubt that. Your proof is what????????? I guess you don't lube knuckles or anything else. Right? Avery At 04:52 PM 5/12/2006, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Yes. And quite possibly extremely toxic, and conducive to cancer and horrible, horrible birth defects. Bad idea.      Thump --- Brian Doepke <doepkeb@comcast.net> wrote: > A gym teacher friend of mine wears orthotics in her > shoes that squeak when > she walks.  Baby powder did not help.  I gave her > some powdered Teflon to > try.  Ba-da-bing.no squeaking. >  > Brian P. Doepke >  > AAA Piano Works, Inc. > 260-432-2043 > 260-417-1298 >  >   _____  > > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl"> mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf > Of pmc033@earthlink.net > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 9:09 PM > To: tune4u@earthlink.net, Pianotech List > Subject: RE: Slow key mystery .... >  > Hi Alan: >     Did you determine if the wippen flange was > stuck?  It often causes the > key not to return quickly.  Unfortunately, if this > is the case, you won't be > able to determine this unless you take out the > action and check it.  I vote > for the iffy weights.  Good luck. >     Paul McCloud >     San Diego >  >  > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alan Barnard <<a href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net" eudora="autourl"> mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net</a>>  > To: Pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" eudora="autourl"> mailto:pianotech@ptg.org</a>> > Sent: 05/11/2006 5:43:32 PM > Subject: Slow key mystery .... >  > First visit, new customer, Baldwin Howard spinet. >  > Customer complains that F2 "sticks". Sure enough, it > is very slow to return. > Lift sticker off the key end and the action seems > lively enough. No problem > with keyslip. Look at back of key and, guess what, > someone else tried to fix > this key: It had a jiffy lead nailed to the back. >  > I removed the lead, so I could make a propper > repair, for heaven's sake! I > eased the key a bit and then it would return just as > fast as its neighbors. > Done ... or so I thought. >  > Tuned and was playing the piano when I noticed F2 > "sticking". Further > experiments revealed that it only happened when I > depressed the sustain > pedal. Hmmmm.... >  > Tried holding the damper off the string with a hook > (no pedal pressed) and > the slow return was still evident. Hmmmmm.... >  > I could not, offhand, think how the damper, damper > arm or spring, would > affect key return like this. I was out of time, > running late actually, so I > had to come up with something quick. >  > Simple. I nailed the jiffy lead back in place. Works > great. >  > All I can think is that maybe the felt is worn and > the spoon is snagging on > it, or something. And I do want to fix it properly > next time. >  > Any ideas, oh wise and knowing List? >  > Alan Barnard > Salem, Missouri >  > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <a href="http://mail.yahoo.com/" eudora="autourl"> http://mail.yahoo.com</a> </blockquote></body> </html>