<br> <br> <br> <STRONG><EM> Or perhaps unstable. Lifes too short. Stop responding.<br>   Dale</EM></STRONG><br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_24d900e9-8b7f-4d89-afbd-20c1c2e592b5> <STYLE>#AOLMsgPart_2_24d900e9-8b7f-4d89-afbd-20c1c2e592b5 .hmmessage P{margin:0px;padding:0px}#AOLMsgPart_2_24d900e9-8b7f-4d89-afbd-20c1c2e592b5 body.hmmessage{FONT-SIZE: 10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma} </STYLE> <div>Alicia,</div> <div> </div> <div>Don't be silly with the clean house routine.   Dust will be attracted to the oil residue.   I will tell you, that right off the bat you are coming across as an amateur technician.   If you want to disregard the experience/advice of the List, so be it...<br> <br> David Ilvedson, RPT<br> Pacifica, CA 94044<br> <br> </div> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<br> From: "A E"  <br> To: "Pianotech List"  <br> Received: 7/3/2008 8:00:28 AM<br> Subject: RE: oil<br> <br> <div align=left>Well Don, if someone cant keep their house clean its not my fault is it....<br> my piano gets cleaned once a month, fully, inside out, so i never have a problem with it. I'm allergic to dust so everything is always spotless, which is why i can do this freely.<br> second as i said, i used a tampon (ripping out the string from the back it freates a pocket inside), strangely it leaves alot less oil on the balance rail pins then a regulat cotton ball or felt, or whatever else, i tried...<br> I just shared my experience and what I've tried with peopme on this list, this is what its for isnt it...<br>  <br> Alicia<br> <br> > Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:44:16 +0000<br> > To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><br> > From: <A href="mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca">pianotuna@accesscomm.ca</A><br> > Subject: oil<br> > <br> > Hi Alicia,<br> > <br> > The problem with most lubricants is that they leave a film on the parts<br> > which after a time "gums up" with dust. They may work for some time but so<br> > far no one has found an oil that will work without failing.<br> > <br> > Here is something to try with the "Hoppes" oil. Get a white blotter. Apply<br> > a "dot" of oil. If a stain or discoloration is left behind then it is most<br> > probably not appropriate for piano use.<br> > <br> > Please remember that this list is open to the public. Your comments are<br> > being set down for as long as the internet will exist--so try to keep to<br> > technical issues.<br> > <br> > Regards,<br> > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.<br> > Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat<br> > <br> > <A href="mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com?">mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com</A> <A href="http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/" target=_blank>http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/</A><br> > <br> > 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7<br> > 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner<br> <br> <br> </div> <HR> Play now! <A href="http://www.fishticuffs.co.uk/" target=_blank>Get fish-slapping on Messenger</A> </div> </div> <div id='u8CAAB6AA2E00D32-714-1439' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">The Famous, the infamous, the lame - in your browser. <A title="http://toolbar.aol.com/tmz/download.html?NCID=aolcmp00050000000014" href="http://toolbar.aol.com/tmz/download.html?NCID=aolcmp00050000000014" target="_blank">Get the TMZ Toolbar Now</A>!</FONT> </div>