I had the problem when my HG was new, used pencil
first, but when the problem persisted I looked where
the pencil rubbed to the hole and then shaped the
tangent accordingly (and very carefully, don't take
too much off!) with sandpaper. Never had any trouble
since.
Friederike
--- Arle Lommel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Actually, hard candle wax -- "paraffin" in the U.S.,
> but NOT in
> Britain: we had a go around about this on the list
> some time ago --
> works very well for lubricating keys and some makers
> use it
> exclusively for this purpose. Keep in mind that
> there are different
> kinds of waxes. Soft waxes are tacky and sticky.
> Hard waxes are
> slippery. Beeswax, for instance, can be used to make
> things sticky,
> but paraffin will not do this.
>
> Hard wax has the advantage over graphite of being
> less messy: you
> won't end up with black fingertips if you handle the
> keyshaft for any
> reason, and it won't stain non-black keyshafts (like
> beech). Many
> times you can simply pull the offending keyshaft
> out, rub it over a
> block of paraffin (sold with canning goods in the
> U.S. because it is
> used to seal some kinds of home canned foods), pop
> it back in, and be
> good to go for months.
>
> However, if keys are sticking badly or if
> lubricating them does not
> fix the problem, you need to look examine the keys
> carefully to
> figure out *where* they are sticking. It might be
> that there is a
> high point on the key that could gently scraped or
> sanded down. I
> found once that a key had physically twisted over
> time and the end
> was rotated about five degrees with respect to the
> other end, so I
> had to pull it out, carefully true it up, and then
> shim the upper key
> slot with parchment paper to keep the key from
> rattling around since
> the shaft was now smaller. Some times you might need
> to gently
> reshape the keyslot if it has shrunk for any reason.
> If you aren't
> brave about working in this manner with your
> instrument, a maker
> should be able to make repairs of this nature in a
> few minutes.
>
> -Arle
>
>
>
> On Sep 12, 2006, at 6:47 AM, Angela Höfer wrote:
>
> > I would believe, that the most outstanding
> characteristic of wax is
> > to collect dirt and get even more sticky in use
> even when
> > polished ...?
> > For tangents sticking to the box I use graphite
> i.e. rubbing with a
> > very soft pencil over the sides of the
> (dismounted) tangent/
> > (keys?), if its not the problem of the humidity
> making the
> > wood ... swell(?) - well you know ...
> >
> > In case You mean the things sticking to Your
> fingers preventing
> > fast play, perhaps talcum is really a good idea?
> >
> > But I am interested in knowing more about the wax
> idea, as in what
> > they say about the effects it is supposed to have
> and where to
> > apply ...
> >
> > - angela -
> >
> > ---------------------------
> > Am 12.09.2006 um 03:06 schrieb Pat Wright:
> >
> >> What is the fix for sticky keys? I read that
> candle wax can
> >> help.....
>
>
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