Protek & Teflon

[jolly roger]

Hi Jon,
            One is a tube filled with balance rail punchings so they can be
compressed nice and tight, add metal polish, and away you go. One end has a
screw on cap with a hole in it.  The other end has a screw on cap that has
a shank to chuck into the drill.
The second a similar design using F/R punching.  But it is nonconcentric so
the drill wobbles, enabling it to clean oval pins.
I'll make some drawings for the T & T section of the Journal.  Better yet
I'll take some photos.
OK Jeannie, I did not say tomorrow.  <G>

Regards Roger


At 08:41 AM 8/6/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Roger,
>Would you care to disclose the design of your "couple of tools"? 
>Just curious and looking for a new technique.
>
>Respectfully,
>Jon
>
>
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>>Hi Terry,
>>              Several comments, life is not black and white. It is OK to use
>>on brass pins that are really bad to get the worst of the mess off and is
>>quite quick.  Having said that I would finish off with a high grade metal
>>polish.   Brasso silver polish is far less abrasive than  the regular and
>>works well.
>>Now to plated pins.   I would not recommend steel wool, as it has a
>>tendency to tear the plating.
>>Good quality rebuilds.   Replace the pins. not very expensive and almost as
>>quick when you are set up, and have done a few.
>>  Finally I have made up a couple of tools that fit into a drill, that have
>>felt inserts.  I little metal pilish and i can clean up a set of tarnished
>>pins in a few mins.
>>Regards Roger
>>
>
>Jon Ralinovsky
>Piano Technician
>Department of Music
>Miami University
>513/529-6548
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