Well, they at least ought to update their catalog. My experience with nickel plated pins has been that they look good for a while, but the plating isn't very tough. After just a few years, it tends to wear away where the tuning lever makes contact, and the pin can rust there in a humid environment (like MO or IL). I think this would happen more quickly in a university setting where the piano is tuned several times a year. I have no idea whether chromium is more durable than nickel, but that's why I favor blued pins. They just look better longer. Ken Z. On 8/1/05 9:58 AM, "John Minor" <jminor@uiuc.edu> wrote: > I just ordered what were advertised as nickel plated pins > from International Piano Supply--when they arrived they > appeared to be chrome plated (bluish hue). When I > called them, I was told that they were in fact chrome > plated, but that chrome was better because it wouldn't > rust. (I didn't realize the nickel ones have been rusting.) I > don't like how they look actually, but maybe it's just > because I'm used to nickel plating. They are only $47. Any > thoughts on this? > > John Minor > University of Illinois > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives -- Ken Zahringer, RPT University of Missouri School of Music
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