I catagorically state that glycerine type pinblock restorers do not make pinblocks mushy in and of themselves. Jim Coleman, Sr. PS remember, this statement may be worth every dime you have paid for it, and you can have your money back if you find a situation otherwise. On Mon, 2 Dec 1996, Richard M wrote: > > > ---------- > > From: Scarecrow <Scarecrow@mystical.net> > > To: pianotech@byu.edu > > Subject: Re: Jumping tuning pins > > Date: Monday, December 02, 1996 2:18 AM > > > > > snip > > PS> I would definately say to avoid using the tuning pin > tightener..Every > > time I've seen it used, it ended up turning the pin block to mush. > > Well, good luck, let me know ifyou get to the root of the problem. > > > > Jonathan > > > I know this has been covered in the last two weeks, and I'm sure there is > even more in the archives, but oil on the T pins was not addressed (this > time around). The recent mushy block condition turned out to be an > instrument in an abnormaly wet climate. (New Orleans). I am wondering of > some of pianos in humid areas weren't treated with a "drop of light > machine oil" on the tuning pins to prevent rust from building up there. > Or more recently sprayed with WD 40. BTW the WD means "water displacer". > This could lead to a wealth of problems, mushey being one of them. I > don't get a pretty picture envisioning the effects of oil on tuning pins > in the pin block over the years. Then it gets treated with TP tightner. > Now it appears that the tightner is the culprit, if indeed you can tell > that it has been treated without having "seen it used". > Since there are a number of technicians who have not seen this mushy > condition resulting from tuning pin tightner they themselves have used, > it would be helpful to have more details from those who have experienced > this. Make and age of the piano. There may have been some stencils > that had mushy blocks to begin with. The climate where the piano lived, > may have been the cause, or mistreatment with deleterious substances. > > Richard Moody ptt >
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