<!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 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To the list</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are some time that I am trying to = use Ballistol or Protek in order to lubricate the hammer shank center pin or = wippen flange center pin of upright and I conclude that in cold weather the = Ballistol is better than Protek. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now I discovered that better than = Ballistol or Protek is what I named BPV.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BPV is one part of Ballistol, one part = of Protek and half part of liquid Vaseline !</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You apply with a syringe with a = needle just on the bushing with the pin on place.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rogerio Cunha<BR>IC Member of the Piano = Technicians Guild<BR><A href="http://hpp.ajato.com.br/rogeriocunha">http://hpp.ajato.com.br/rog= eriocunha</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>