<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19222"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> For many years I've made up different versions of VJ for my own use. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Petroleum jelly, lanolin and either unscented talc or teflon powder are the ingredients and I have used the Late-Great Newton Hunt recipe for the last few batches. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The lanolin and unscented talc have been available in pharmacies in years past . Now it seems that the talc is only available</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> in very small quantities and the lanolin is nowhere to be found. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>So I ordered the stuff online in larger quanities and here I sit with a Tub-O-VJ. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>My question : Is the very late Victor Jackson's recipe proprietary or has it passed into public domain ? I can't find any reference to it being available for sale but I don't want to </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>step on anyones toes either  .</FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I ain't looking to make a killing here but I'd like to offer 4oz. jars at a reasonable price to get rid of the surplus.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Worst case scenario is that I have 25 Christmas presents to pass along to my</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>technician friends.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Advice?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Tom Driscoll</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=_more_less><FONT size=2 face=Arial>P.S. How about this for piano tuner trivia !</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=_more_less></SPAN><SPAN class=_more_less></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=_more_less>What's My Line EPISODE #240</DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=info> <DIV class=tagline><SPAN itemprop="partOfSeason">Season 6</SPAN>, Episode 19, Aired <TIME itemprop="datePublished" datetime="None">Jan 09, 1955</TIME> </DIV></DIV></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=_more_less>Game 2: Victor Jackson - "Piano Tuner - Tunes Liberace's Piano" (salaried; from Los Angeles, CA;)<SPAN class=_more></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>