PIN DOPE!

[DICK BEATON]

Why don't you just buy some PINTITE from Schaff or whoever?

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> From: Lorlin D. Barber <ldb@commonlink.com>
> To: Pianotech@byu.edu
> Subject: PIN DOPE!
> Date: Monday, February 24, 1997 6:36 AM
>
>
> I have finally given in to applying pin dope to some lower quaility
grands.
> It was not my choice. The fault lies in the budget.
>
> Thru the Nebrask P.T.G. chapter I got the formula. One pint of glycerin,
one
> pine of methyl alcohol, and three tablespoons of powdered pine resin.
>
> This formula is dated (circa 1975) because the powdered pine resin and
the
> methyl alcohol (NOT rubbing alchohol - it contains water) are hard to
come
> by. Suppliers tell me that methyl alcohol is off the market due to
> environmental rulings and few pharmacies, wood suppliers, hardware
stores,
> even nutritional outlets of herbs, etc. have ever heard of powdered pine
> resin.
>
> Does anyone know of a source of these ingredients! Are there
supplimentary
> elements? I know piano suppliers have pin dope, but I'd like to try my
hand
> at the concoction in order to have some sense of "craftsmanship".
> Thanks for any response.
>
> Lorlin Barber, RPT
> Iowa State Music Dept.