<!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 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've had good results (I don't like the = word "luck") with cork grease.  Orchestra players use it to lube joints = in their instruments (no laughing now) its inexpensive, comes in a tube much like = chapstick and seems to work well.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Mike = Kurta</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Auburn, NY  = (home of the Wegman piano)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>