the reason for it is for a buffer for the guide so
that plastic is not rubbing on metal
which makes noise
on the korgs and the kawai they used heat shrink
tubing
the grease you can get from most
electrical/electronics suppliers rs mouser farnell
it comes in a syringe tube it costs about £12 and
is a clearish white colour
its also stops sticky keys on korgs and yamaha
----- Original Message -----From: Daniel ForróSent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 12:29 PMSubject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Pratt-Reed keyboard parts...
This looks like a good idea. Picture would be good. How thick is that tube? What was original use for it, if I want to buy such? Which grease did you use, some silicon? Does your restored keyboard work as expected?I need to renew keyboards on my Multimoog and PPG Wave 2.2, and key bushings offered by different firms are rather expensive...Thanks for any info.Daniel Forro
On 17 Jul, 2013, at 7:47 PM, Adrian Corston wrote:
I recently did a P-R keyboard restoration using short pieces of 3mm (approx) diameter flexible clear plastic tubing for exactly this purpose. They didn't have a closed cap over the top but it didn't matter in the slightest. I was able to cut them to whatever length I wanted, too, which was handy. The tubing is brand new so it should last for many years. Total cost for 1 metre was something like $1.20 which is enough for about a two hundred or so of them :-)
Let me know if you want a photo of what I mean...
Cheers,
A.