<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-= 1"> <META content="IncrediMail 1.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; MARGIN: 0p= x 10px 10px; COLOR: #000040; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; FONT-FAMILY: Blac= k Chancery" text=#000040 vLink=#000040 aLink=#000040 link=#000040= bgColor=#f1ddad background=cid:1CE6BD26-8B18-11D9-A764-0080AD79BACA = scroll=yes onload="" SIGCOLOR="11031552" ORGYPOS="0"> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100= %" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px= ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; CURSOR: auto; PADDING-TOP: 0px" w= idth="100%"> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">In a class a few years back, Roger&= nbsp;Jolly spoke of using high quality paraffin melted into the felt at t= he felt- wood contacts</FONT> .<FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Don'= t use regular candles but canning paraffin or Shabbat (Kosher) candles. I= 've tried it and it works great.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Michael Crosby</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Cooper Music</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Atlanta, Ga.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>From:</B></I> <A href="m= ailto:collin.s@skynet.be">Stéphane Collin</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Date:</B></I> 03/02/05 10:= 37:51</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mai= lto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Subject:</B></I> Trapwork = lubeing</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello list.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not satisfied with my current lubein= g routine for trapwork.  May I ask what is your's ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(I put Protek mpl-1 fluoropolymer grease= at leather-brass contacts and at felt-wood contacts, and clp at metal hi= nges ; I replace felt in the guides and put teflon powder on the felt.&nb= sp; It still squeeks, dammit.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, is there a way to prevent the pian= ist's shoe's sole to squeek against the brass pedal ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FON= T> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stéphane Collin.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></T= ABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><SPAN id=IncrediStamp><SPAN ltr??><A hre= f="http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=409&lang=9"><IMG alt= ="" hspace=0 src="cid:1CE6BD25-8B18-11D9-A764-0080AD79BACA" align== baseline border=0></A></SPAN></SPAN></BODY></HTML>