Re: [Harp-L] Graphite lubricant for slides?

[Rick Dempster <rickdempster33@xxxxxxxxx>]

Silicon oil sounds interesting. Where would you get it?
RD



On 29 August 2014 11:31, Mike Wilbur <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> That's true Daniel....no lead poison worries....maybe Black Lung Disease.
> Just kidding.
>
>
>
> Mike Wilbur
>
> > On Aug 28, 2014, at 7:45 PM, Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > Sorry I scared ya. No need for alarm. Graphite is not lead (the soft and
> > toxic metal). Plumbers lead is lead. "Pencil lead" is not lead. It is
> > graphite which is a pure form of carbon (coal without impurities). There
> is
> > no relationship between the two except a somewhat similar appearance.
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> >
> >> On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 3:56 PM, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Graphite IS 'plumbago lead'. Not exactly plumbing lead..but not good.
> >> Unless you liked chewing on school pencils. Hey, you may as well eat
> that
> >> eraser too..right? It's only rubber. Wrong..it contains ground glass and
> >> pumice. But back to the graphite. Grind up a modern fishing rod. Use it
> >> like you would pepper. Jeez Daniel you scare the sh*t out of me
> sometimes.
> >> lolololololol. Me? I would use thinned mineral oil. Like
> trumpet/trombone
> >> slide oil.
> >>
> >> smo-joe
> >>
> >> p.s Btw, the erasers can be used to tune reeds. They are like Sho-Foo
> >> Brownie rotary tool abraders. I like the ink erasers.
> >>
> >>> On Aug 28, 2014, at 6:10 PM, Mike Wilbur wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Oh I agree that water alone isn't the answer but mine are jammed if I
> >> don't rinse.
> >>> And if your comfortable with graphite ...go for it Daniel :)
> >>>
> >>> Mike Wilbur
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On Aug 28, 2014, at 5:36 PM, Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi Mike
> >>>>
> >>>> I have briefly looked at the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for a
> >> few graphite lub products and I am presently not convinced that it
> poses a
> >> significant health risk as a slide lub. I'm just curious and I don't
> plan
> >> on using it just yet.
> >>>>
> >>>> I wish water rinses alone would keep my slides functioning as well as
> I
> >> like but they don't.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Daniel
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Mike Wilbur <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>>>> Geez Daniel I wouldn't want to inhale graphite...my limited
> experience
> >> with the 270's and
> >>>>> my lovely Saxony is the immediate rinse keeping the silva from
> causing
> >> problems and there are some non toxic silicone sprays ( SCUBA
> regulators )
> >> available.
> >>>>> Hohner probably is using a similar oil.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Mike Wilbur
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On Aug 28, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Music Cal <macaroni9999@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi all
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Has anybody tried graphite lubricant for the slide of their
> chromatic
> >> harp?
> >>>>>> Does it work better than the Hohner slide oil? BTW, what is the
> >> composition
> >>>>>> of the Hohner slide oil?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Daniel
> >>
> >>
> >>
>