David, If I were to remove those pins, I might be tempted to go another size over since removing the present pins is going to enlarge those holes slightly, especially if you back them out with a power drill. I started this thread and I just finished stringing with the spar varnish and it made a huge difference. You get that nice little "click" feeling when turning the pins. Regards, Bob Sadowski RPT Erie, PA ---------- > From: David ilvedson <ilvey@a.crl.com> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: "cracking" pins > Date: Monday, October 06, 1997 6:45 PM > > > Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 22:54:41 -0400 (EDT) > > From: Les Smith <lessmith@buffnet.net> > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > Subject: Re: "cracking" pins > > Reply-to: pianotech@ptg.org > > As someone who just restrung the bass on a Baldwin concert grand > and have those "cracking" pins, I wish I had tried the > "varnish". I'm going to give it a little time but I may be > tempted to remove each pin and use the varnish and drive it > again. Am I asking for trouble such as breaking beckets? > > David ilvedson, RPT > Pacifica, CA > > > > > > > > On Fri, 3 Oct 1997, John R Fortiner wrote: > > > > > Hi Les: > > > This is the first time that I have communicated with you in person, but I > > > have a question regarding "tuning pin driving fluid". Do you need to > > > thin the spar varnish before using it or do you use it as it comes from > > > the can? Does polyurethane varnish also work for the same purpose? > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > John R. Fortiner > > > pianoserv440@juno.com > > > > Hi, John. > > > > Regular spar varnish as it comes from the can, NOT polyurethane. Also, > > dipping the pin itself in the varnish seems to invite excess and drips, > > at least for me. I swab the hole, itself and then drive in the pin. Try > > both approaches, use whichever one works best for you. For anyone who's > > evr had to resort to bad language while trying to tune a piano with > > tight, squeaky, jumping pins, the difference that PDF can make is start- > > ling. Give it a try. Afterwards, you'll probably ask youself, "Hey, why > > didn't someone tell me about this before?" Well, we just did! Ain't Piano- > > tech great? :) > > > > Les Smith > > lessmith@buffnet.net > > > > > >
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