cleaning balance rail pins &

[Peter Burns]

Greetings Piano Lover.  Personally, I always clean front and balance rail
pins using a fine grade wire wool and a little Brasso, being carefull not to
let the fluid run onto the rail as it will dis-colour. Wipe clean, polish
up, and finish with a light coating of petrolium jelly, or Teflon
powder.[which ever is the cheapest!]  Hope this helps.
----- Original Message -----
From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 4:42 AM
Subject: cleaning balance rail pins &


> Hi List,
>
> Gulbransen Upright circa 1922. Front rail and balance rail pins are fairly
> rusty. Is there a quick way to clean them,  kind of  in the same way as
the
> tuning pin cleaner thingees you put on the end of a drill? I assume those
> would be a bit too large for this job? I hope there is a faster
alternative
> to cleaning them INDIVIDUALLY, by hand! Customer is at his monetary limit
> for repairs to the action, so replacing them is NOT an option.
> Thanks for your wisdom.
>
>
> Terry Peterson
>
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