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   Re: Vintage Radio Dial Cord Replacement   
   19 Jan 23 18:20:02   
   
   From: trepidation@example.net   
      
   On Thu, 19 Jan 2023 07:01:21 -0800 (PST), ohg...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 6:56:11 PM UTC-5, tschw...@aol.com wrote:   
   >> Peter, do you mean liquid "rosin" as used on violin bow strings?   
   >>   
   >> It actually is sold as a solid but I believe it is soluble in   
   >> alcohol. Scrape some rosin shavings into iso-propyl and apply to the   
   >> string. The alcohol will evaporate and leave the rosin in place.   
   >   
   > Rosin is a band-aid and isn't required if it's strung properly and   
   > friction is mitigated.  You can use virtually any non-stretching   
   > string of a similar diameter and it won't slip.   
      
   I've often thought waxed dental floss might be a solution   
   for dial cord.  But I never had a opportunity to employ it.   
      
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