Dear list: A while back there was a thread regarding the ingredients of the pinblock restorer. I wrote about the formula I use (same as John Travis' in A Guide To Restringing) and the thinner used is Denatured Alcohol. Same as Garfields...something to this perhaps? Just Wondering. Regards Greg Torres Tunapiana@adisfwb.com >Part of Les Smith's post early last week: >---------------------------------------- >..In terms of using a traditional pinblock restorer like Garfields, I >believe that it was Keith McGavern who once reported success with a >REALLY BAD pinblock by giving it FIVE consecutive treatments! Ten >years later the block was still holding... >---------------------------------------- > >Dear Les, pianotech, > >18 years now, Les, and still holding! > >I did that treatment in 1979 on a 1929 Vose & Sons Grand, located in the >basement of a church (fellowship hall area). Since that time the right >leg of the piano collapsed when someone tried to push it across the >room. Leg was repaired and Tri-dollies were installed. Last tuning was >October 1994 @ -1.5 cents. A simple tuning pass was all that was >required.. > >Also did a Chickering Grand in the sanctuary of the same church a little >later. It too is still in use thanks to Garfields.. > >Sincerely, > >Keith A. McGavern >kam544@ionet.net >Registered Piano Technician >Piano Technicians Guild >Oklahoma Chapter 731 >Shawnee, Oklahoma >USA > > >
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