<!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 6.00.6000.16608" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I use the blue chalk that's used to make a chalk line. I mix it with water to a paste and apply with a cheap natural bristle brush. It has worked for me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=fmurray@cruzio.com href="mailto:fmurray@cruzio.com">Fenton Murray</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 25, 2008 11:47 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pinblock transfer agent</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have experimented with chalk, graphite and crayon and maybe other products that I've forgotten to show witnessing between plate and pinblock for fitting, and for one reason or another I've not been completely satisfied with any of them. Nothing seems as good as the original graphite coating used by S&S. This original agent works through the fitting process until I get to the very last couple of passes when I've got almost a complete fit and need a couple more re-applications. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would so much appreciate hearing what you use, where you get it and how you mix & apply it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fenton</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>