<!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 6.00.6000.16481" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Ballistol.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Does Mother Goose still sell it?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=A440A@aol.com href="mailto:A440A@aol.com">A440A@aol.com</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> Monday, August 13, 2007 6:29 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: lubricating leather</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">William writes:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" cite="" TYPE="CITE"></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>I'm replacing the rubber grommets in the cups at the back of the pedal<BR>(where the rods rest in the pedal) with leather - brand new, fresh, clean<BR>leather.  VJ lube, Teflon powder, TFL 50, nothing?  What would you all use<BR>for a lubricant here??</FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Greetings, <BR>    I have had no problems with rubbing stick graphite into the leather before cutting to fit, and then dipping the pedal rod ends in Teflon before I drop them in the hole.  It seems to be as durable as anything I have tried. <BR>Regards, <BR></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR><BR><BR>Ed Foote RPT<BR></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT><BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR>Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>