<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> 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></body> </html>