I was working on restringing a radio last week and after trying it out and it slipped on the pulley,so I had some old fashion dial cord dressing from a old tube caddy from a previous repair man ,it looked bigger than a crayon& like beeswax so I used it and it worked but was hard to get on all the string with the tight area around pulley,So I had bought some beeswax bars from a beekeeper out of Texas years ago for filling in rebuilt caps,so I busted off a small chunk and melted it in a small can on an electric stove at a lower temperature and took cotton Q-tips and dipped both ends into the wax,thinking the next time I can reach into the tight areas of the string as long as this beeswax works ok?Mike L.

I used beeswax coated electrical string for my Philco Model 71. I kept the slipping to a minimum, but the cord can tend to ride up on itself.

Terry F

:I was working on restringing a radio last week and after trying it out and it slipped on the pulley,so I had some old fashion dial cord dressing from a old tube caddy from a previous repair man ,it looked bigger than a crayon& like beeswax so I used it and it worked but was hard to get on all the string with the tight area around pulley,So I had bought some beeswax bars from a beekeeper out of Texas years ago for filling in rebuilt caps,so I busted off a small chunk and melted it in a small can on an electric stove at a lower temperature and took cotton Q-tips and dipped both ends into the wax,thinking the next time I can reach into the tight areas of the string as long as this beeswax works ok?Mike L.

Mike, is it possible that what you had was rosin/resin (got called on that once before? That tends to add to the friction. PL