Tuning with WD-40

[Steven Lewis]

That piano didnt have a pin block at all.  The tuning pins were driven thru the
plate, and were split on the bottom, with a wedge driven into the split....
makes for some very hard to tune pins, the wd-40 probably helped.
Steven Lewis

"PHILIP D. COLEMAN" wrote:

> For those who like puzzlers, see Part A only.  For those who don't like
> puzzlers (a la Seamus), read Part A, and reply to Part B.
>
> PART A:
>
> Yesterday I tuned a Wurlitzer baby grand (ser. # 103373).  It had been
> eleven years since the last tuning, but it was pretty close to A440.  After
> I started the tuning, I decided it would be helpful to spray WD40 at the base
> of each tuning pin. Prizes awarded if you correctly conclude why lubricating
> the tuning pins was helpful in spite of potential damage to wood parts.
>
> (Seamus et al scrolls for Part B)
>
> PART B:
>
> How does one replace a tuning pin in one of these things?
>
> Pahilip D. Coleman, RPT
> Pahoenix Chapter
>
> --checking for WD40 on my flame suit.