And I would worry about using hard soap with gut strings as it's water-based (water + gut = yuck) although fine with synthetic. I agree, the slippy stuff should be fine and well away from the wheel :-)
Colin Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: Augusto de Ornellas Abreu To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 9:52 PM Subject: Re: [HG-new] 'splain me somethin' The powdered teflon I have is Neil Brook's "slippy stuff" that lots of people use to lubricate keys when they get stuck... I of course know enough to keep it away from the wheel! On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Leonard Williams <[email protected]> wrote: Careful with the powdered teflon! Keep it at least a mile from your wheel. Regards, Leonard Williams _ [: :] / | | \ | | | | (_==_) !~¿ On 12/1/09 2:05 PM, "Augusto de Ornellas Abreu" <[email protected]> wrote: btw, about strings slipping and all is it a good idea to use some teflon powder or a soft pencil on the nut, so that the string won't stick and jump while I tune it? I know violinists sometimes use powdered graphite (I don't know if you use that word in English - that's the stuff inside pencils) so that the string can slide freely on the nut... Augusto Brazil On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Barbara Currier <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks, everybody, for all the advice. I think I'm finally getting somewhere. I've been away from my computer for a while, in fact my PC laptop died. I'm getting a new Macbook soon. It is amazing how internet dependent I've become. All the best, Barbara -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
