<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I read in the schimmel grand piano = regulating book that they used "arm oil" as a lubricant in the factory. It can be = found in armories.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Since then, I tried ballistol and it = just works fine, and the parts don't become oily as they do with WD40.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Another problem with WD40 is that the = wood becomes dirty because the dirt inside the action sticks on the WD40 residue.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Quentin.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>