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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi David,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Just one little point. You say you put some VJ =
lube on the
wood</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>screws, before reinstalling them. In most cases =
this
should be ok,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>but I would not recommend any be used on screws =
that go
anywhere</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>near the pinblock, (i.e. pressure bar
screws).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The lubricant in some cases has migrated to the =
tuning
pins, and they</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>become jumpy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Young-Chang had this problem, but they cover it =
under
warranty, either</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>by repairing with plugs, or actually replacing =
the
piano.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, =
Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca">piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca</A>=
</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dnereson@dimensional.com =
href="mailto:dnereson@dimensional.com">Dave
Nereson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 15, 2001 =
8:00
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: VJ lube</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=gnewell@ameritech.net =
href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg
Newell</A> </DIV>
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title=Pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:Pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 28, =
2001 8:18
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> VJ lube</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>O.K. folks,<BR> I spent some time tonight =
making one
incredible mess making this<BR>witches brew we call VJ-Lube. Could =
someone
post the most common uses<BR>for this goop? I think I made more than =
enough
to last for a room full<BR>of techs. BTW, how did this stuff get =
it's name
anyway?<BR><BR>--<BR>Greg Newell<BR>Greg's Piano Forté<BR>19270 =
Harlon
Ave.<BR>Lakewood, Ohio 44107<BR>216-226-3791<BR><A
=
href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</A></D=
IV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I as well one night made enough VJ lube to last =
the rest
of my career. It's named for Vick Jackson, a technician who =
was
supposedly well-known in the 70's & 80's --maybe he's still out
there. It wasn't all that messy. First you melt Vaseline =
in a
sauce pan, then saturate it with (unscented) talc and add lanolin -- =
I have
the proportions somewhere but it would take me a while to =
find. When
well mixed, you let it cool and stuff it into film cans or other =
small
portable containers. I think it works great and a little =
dab'll do ya
-- no need to glop it on. I use it on the bushings for damper =
lifter
rods, keyframe guide pins, dags, grand action return springs, under =
the
glide bolts, on any trapwork springs, the tops of bottoms of pedal =
rods, the
pivot pins of pedals, sometimes on areas of "polyester squeak" (two =
polished
surfaces against each other), lid hinge pins that are tight, almost =
anything
that squeaks, but not on keypins, center pins, or action springs (I =
usually
polish the spring and use a pencil in the slot there). Also =
not to
lube the whole keybed for action shift -- there I vacuum first and =
sparingly
apply and rub-in unscented talc, just under the front and back =
rails, with a
small dab of VJ under the glide bolts, or sometimes graphite or =
teflon
powder. Squeaky key bushings where the pin is wearing felt =
down to the
glue or wood get powdered teflon (temporarily, until they can be =
rebushed),
since VJ would be a bit heavy or thick for keypins. Squeaky =
spoons
also get powdered teflon. I've used VJ on the glides or =
channels for
sliding fallboards, as a temporary silencer of squeaky pedal lyres, =
lyre
braces, and also on screws to make them go in easier, if I don't =
have
Door-Ease or beeswax on hand. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> Sometime in the late 70's, =
many
manufacturers went from quality wood screws to those thin, =
sharp-threaded,
sharp-pointed, trumpet head Phillips ones that look like drywall =
screws, and
they ran them in with power drivers and no lube. Sometimes =
these are
hell and probably wrist-damaging to get out. I always put VJ =
lube on
them before putting 'em back in.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> I'd guess one film can lasts =
me from 3
to 5 years (?). Sincerely, David
Nereson<BR></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>