Fact Or Fiction..

[Kenneth W. Burton]

	Friends,

	Unfortunately, there are people who cannot afford to haul a dead
piano to the junk yard where it should be. The pins can definitely be made
tighter by the use of pin tightener and I have never found one which I
treated which developed loose pins again. However, I would recommend the
preparations which are sold by the Piano Supply Houses--Garfields and
others. As several have said, I don't like the feel of the pins afterwards
but, at least, they hold the pitch.

	Ken Burton "Doctor Piano" Calgary Alberta

On Tue, 7 Oct 1997 Tunapiana@aol.com wrote:

> 
> In a message dated 97-10-06 23:53:33 EDT,Ron Nossaman writes:
> 
> << Nope, it ain't the rosin, it's the glycerin that improves the grip. It
>  absorbs humidity from the air and swells the block( and rusts the pins and
>  coils). >>
> 
> Ron & List:
> 
> I have tried both concoctions (with & without resin) and I can testify that
> without a doubt, I have found that the one with the powdered resin works
> better. And as far as rusting the pins is concerned, I haven't seen it to be
> a problem. I have noticed regarding this thread that, most everybody
> commenting about the alcohol/glycerin mix has not included the word DENATURED
> in front of the word alcohol. I am assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that when
> referring to this maybe they are using plain rubbing alcohol which contains a
> considerable amount of WATER which will definately rust the pins. My
> understanding was that the alcohol was the vehicle to get the glycerin and
> resin into the "pores" of the wood and that it (glycerin) was only part of
> the equation. If you are careful in mixing and applying the ingredients there
> should not be a problem with this "goop". 
> I'll see your nickle and raise you a quarter !  :-)
> P.S. The key words here are always - Do the best you can with what you
> got......
> 
> Greg Torres
> tunapiana@aol.com 
>