Chrome versus Nickel plated tuning pins

[David Love]

I live in a pretty high humidity area and haven't seen any problems.  If the
humidity is so high that it's causing the pins to rust, the environment
probably needs to be controlled as there will be other problems as well.  

David Love
davidlovepianos@comcast.net 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Andrew and Rebeca Anderson
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 2:23 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: RE: Chrome versus Nickel plated tuning pins

How well do blued pins stand up to humid environments?
Andrew
At 10:52 AM 9/1/2005, you wrote:
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>| -----Original Message-----
>| From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
>| [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Love
>| Sent: August 31, 2005 6:46 PM
>| To: 'Pianotech'
>| Subject: RE: Chrome versus Nickel plated tuning pins
>|
>| I use blued pins.  Feels better on the tuning hammer.  Looks
>| nicer too.
>|
>| David Love
>| davidlovepianos@comcast.net
>
>Ditto.
>
>Both nickel and chrome platings flake off in time. Blued pins give a better
>hammer feel and look better as well.
>
>Del
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