Vintage Synth Repair

Hi Fran,

thank you very much for your advice, that's exactly what I wanted to  
know.

Happy New Year!

Daniel

On Dec 31, 2011, at 10:24 PM, narfman96 wrote:

> Hi Daniel,
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> I found a forum where this lubricant is discussed and the Yamaha  
> part numbers are given.
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> http://cvpug.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-1949.html
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> Just make sure the grease is silicone based. It is readily  
> available here in the states. I'm not sure about your location. Do  
> not use petroleum based grease as it will warp the plastic keys. I  
> found this out the hard way.
>
> Good luck and Happy New Year!  Fran
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> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, Daniel Forró  
> <dan.for@...> wrote:
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>> I just started cleaning of my Yamaha Clavinova P500 after 18 years.
>> It needs complete disassembling of weighted keys. I just have
>> mentioned white creamy lubrication grease used on some friction spots
>> and joints. Because I want to clean the keys well, this has to go
>> away and I have to put there something similar.
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>> I wanted to ask here if by chance somebody knows what is it, or which
>> substitution would be good and work without problems. I use the
>> instrument only in my studio, and here in middle Japan we have hot
>> (up to 42 C) and humid summers. So i suppose grease should work well
>> under such conditions and not flow away.
>>
>> Thanks for advice in advance, and Happy New Year to all here!
>>
>> Daniel Forro
>>
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