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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2> OK Jack and Isaac, here's the
recipe for bushing lubricant: This is not mine, it was printed in a
Baldwin service manual some years back. I've used it for years, and as I
said, I've found it AS effective and long lasting as Protek and Goose Juice
(sorry Joe) and in some cases better. The low cost tips the scale for
me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2> 7 parts
naptha Available at any paint, hardware or home
center. VM&P is fine, usually packaged in </FONT></DIV>
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pints, quarts and gallons. </FONT></DIV>
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to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2> 1 part
silicone As a trial, buy a can of any brand
of silicone spray, turn the can upside down and </FONT></DIV>
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exhaust all the propellant. Turn the can right side up and punch a SMALL
hole in</FONT></DIV>
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to fully empty the gas. Cut the top of the can off and pour the pure
silicone </FONT></DIV>
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into a measure.</FONT></DIV>
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Mix the two ingredients together in the 7:1 proportion, best to use a plastic or
can </FONT></DIV>
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NOT a glass container for safety's sake. I apply using a hypo
oiler for use on tight</FONT></DIV>
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bushings anywhere in the piano action. On stubborn cases, I soak the
bushing, and</FONT></DIV>
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work the part back and forth by hand using side pressure to work the lube
in. The</FONT></DIV>
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theory here is that the naptha shrinks the bushing freeing it, and when it
evaporates</FONT></DIV>
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the silicone is left behind as a lubricant. It has little odor which
dissipates quickly </FONT></DIV>
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BUT like any flammable liquid, use care and caution when applying.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2> Pure
silicone is available in gallons called Clearslip#2 from Clearco Products
Co. in</FONT></DIV>
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Bansalem, PA making it even cheaper to produce. Try it, you'll like
it....</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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Mike Kurta </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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