<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>RE: oil</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"/> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class="hmmessage"> Alicia,   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... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 <div style="padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; border-left: #000000 3px solid; padding-top: 5px"> <hr/>Original message From: "A E" <eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk> </eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> </pianotech@ptg.org> Received: 7/3/2008 8:00:28 AM Subject: RE: oil Well Don, if someone cant keep their house clean its not my fault is it.... 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. 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... I just shared my experience and what I've tried with peopme on this list, this is what its for isnt it...   Alicia > Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:44:16 +0000 > To: pianotech@ptg.org > From: pianotuna@accesscomm.ca > Subject: oil > > Hi Alicia, > > The problem with most lubricants is that they leave a film on the parts > which after a time "gums up" with dust. They may work for some time but so > far no one has found an oil that will work without failing. > > Here is something to try with the "Hoppes" oil. Get a white blotter. Apply > a "dot" of oil. If a stain or discoloration is left behind then it is most > probably not appropriate for piano use. > > Please remember that this list is open to the public. Your comments are > being set down for as long as the internet will exist--so try to keep to > technical issues. > > Regards, > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. > Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat > > mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ > > 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 > 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner <hr/>Play now! <a href="http://www.fishticuffs.co.uk/" target="_new">Get fish-slapping on Messenger</a> </div> </body> </html>