<html> <font size=3>Protek applied to the bearings and counter bearings (felt in tenor) helps<br> the string to pull smoothly.<br> <br> I have pianos which were always pinging, most of them are still good<br> after a treatment with Protek eight years ago.<br> <br> Dry lube will not get under the wire like a liquid will.<br> <br> I don't use the spray version.<br> <br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page<br> <br> At 12:36 PM 02/11/2000 -0800, you wrote:<br> >Does anyone have a recommendation as to what kind of "dry" type lubricant to use on older, rusty or oxidized strings? I was told by a local tech, to use "Mclube", but after a little research, i found the ad for Mclube clearly states: 'do not spray near tuning pins, strings or finished surfaces'. Let me also emphasize  that I'm  talking about using a dry type lubricant ONLY at the agraffes and/or  the pressure bar area, to help make sure the string pulls up as smoothly as possible. Any suggestions? Thanks!  <br> ><br> >Terry Peterson<br> >LA, CA<br> ><br> ><br> >______________________________________________________________<br> >Get free Internet service and email at <a href="http://www.worldspy.com/" eudora="autourl"><font size=3>http://www.worldspy.com</a><br> <font size=3>> </font><br> <div>Jon Page,   piano technician</div> <div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div> <div><a href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net</a></div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </html>