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Topic: Big Bends Nut Sauce
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Boo Bernstein
Member From: Los Angeles, CA
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posted 11 March 2004 10:56 AM
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Yes, it does sound like a "marital aid."  I was given a tube of this product recently. It is a lubricant that comes in a syringe and allows you to very precisely aim the oil. Does anyone know whether this oil would work for steel without gumming up the works. I really like the accuracy of the syringe. Thanks in advance. Boo |
Glenn Austin
Member From: Montreal, Canada
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posted 11 March 2004 11:39 AM
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I don't think that this would be good in a PSG changer, as it stays where you apply it, so it wouldn't migrate into the changer. Maybe they'll come out with a thinner type of oil for this purpose and call it 'Big Bends Clam Juice' or something like that. |
Peter Siegel
Member From: Belmont, CA, USA
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posted 11 March 2004 04:36 PM
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Go Boo! All time winner for topic!
Not a bad name for a band either. Cheers. -Peter |
Donny Hinson
Member From: Balto., Md. U.S.A.
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posted 11 March 2004 05:27 PM
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I find that nothing beats a real hypodermic syringe with the tip ground down (to eliminate the sharp point). I prefer the 3cc size. Similar applicators with a metal needle-tip are available from most electronic distributors, machinery suppliers, or from a clock repair shop. Personally, I'd recommend only the use of sewing machine oil, gun oil, clock oil, or some other type of oil that has already been tested and used successfully for many years on fine machinery. |
Nicholas Dedring
Member From: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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posted 12 March 2004 08:59 AM
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The Hoppe's #9 oil I got came in a needlepoint bottle. Long (3") blunt pointed, slim hypodermic style needle point on a small bottle. |
Joe Alterio
Member From: Fishers, Indiana
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posted 09 March 2005 08:02 PM
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Just got a bottle of this stuff, and it worked wonders on my friend's new Gretsch that went out of tune when you played it....now it stays in perfect tune. The tube also claims to help prevent string breakage.....Soooo..... Think this stuff would be OK for use on the roller nuts and changer surface? Could help to greatly reduce 3rd string breakage and detuning.....I just don't want to gum up the changer, should the Nut Sauce trickle in. Anyone using this stuff on their steel? Joe |
Don Poland
Member From: Littlestown, PA.
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posted 09 March 2005 10:06 PM
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try this:  you can get it here: http://www.mcmaster.com do a search for zoom oil it is only $1.72
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Joe Alterio
Member From: Fishers, Indiana
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posted 10 March 2005 06:23 AM
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Thanks, Dan....however, the question posed is not what to use on a pedal steel, but whether Nut Sauce would be safe for use on a pedal steel.I for one use 3-in-1 oil on my steel with excellent results....but if adding a drop of the Nut Sauce at the nut and on the bridge roller could get rid of string detuning & breakage, that would be invaluable to all pedal steel guitarists, I think. Joe |
Michael Breid
Member From: Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA
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posted 14 March 2005 09:30 PM
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I use what Zum uses. Transmission fluid. a bottle will last you for fifty years. Since I tie trout flies I have an extra "head cement" bottle which is a little plastic bottle with a long 1 1/2" metal spout. You can find one at a fly fishing shop. If the spout is not long enough go to a hobby shop and get a small piece of brass tubing that fits over the spout of the plastic bottle. They are about 12" long. Super glue the tubing onto the spout and this will put lube in the tightest places on your steel. I laughed at first about using transmission fluid until I saw steel players using it and they said they got the idea from Bruce at Zum. It works for me. |
Cliff Kane
Member From: Long Beach, CA
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posted 14 March 2005 10:06 PM
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FWIW,
the tech who works on my saxophones uses 50wt. motor oil for the metal on metal contact points and pivot points. He prefers it to the stuff that is marketed as keyoil; he says the that motor oil stays on longer and works great, it's cheap and available. |
Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 15 March 2005 08:01 PM
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I would be comfortable using this stuff on the rollers on the nut end of the guitar; however, I don't think I would use it on the changer. It looks to be a bit too thick and could gum things up.Check out their hat and t-shirt. Way cool. Lee, from South Texas |
Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 23 March 2005 08:09 AM
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American Musical Supply is now carrying this product. According to them it is a blend of synthetic lubricants and graphite.I don't believe I want graphite anywhere near my guitars. While it is a very good lubricant, it is quite messy and difficult, if not impossible, to remove. Have any of you guys ever been involved in a Pinewood Derby program with the Cub Scouts? Most kids (and Dads) use graphite to lube the axles on the cars. You can tell the ones that went a bit overboard. Black stains all over the cars and the kids' (and Dads') hands. Still, it's a great name for the product! Lee |
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