Chrome versus Nickel plated tuning pins ---- Soggy South

[gordon stelter]

Here in the "Soggy South"  blued pins are not an
option, because they will rust. 70% humidity is a  DRY
day here!
     Thump

P.S. And the pianos are, mostly, crap.

--- Jurgen Goering <pianoforte@pianofortesupply.com>
wrote:

> Just to throw in another option:  There is a German
> tuning pin maker 
> called Biene (Bee brand), who is realtively unknown
> in North America.  
> These tuning pins are considered by many to be the
> finest ones in the 
> world, even superior to Diamant (Diamond) brand.
> They make a special 
> line of pins tuning pins which are golden.  I don't
> think they are 
> actually gold plated - seems to me that wouldn't
> stand up too well.  
>  From what I can tell, it is strictly a visual
> thing.
> So there  you have the whole spectrum: blue, nickel,
> chrome and gold.
> 
> Jurgen Goering
> Piano Forte Supply
> www.pianofortesupply.com
> 
> 
> On Sep 7, 2005,  RicB wrote:
> > I  have no idea about chromed pins...  but I've
> never quite understood 
> > the hulabaloo about blued vs nickle. At least not
> when it comes to 
> > their functionality.  Nordiska pianos used a blued
> pins I could swear 
> > must have been made with some metal combination
> that made them more 
> > flexible.  Felt weird.  But otherwise it always
> seemed to me that 
> > differences in pianos tuning <feel> had more to do
> with the pinblock 
> > and how much torque there was then anything else.
> I always use nickle 
> > because they dont seem to rust as easily.
> >
> > As for whether or not chromed pins are
> <<better>>...  grin... just how 
> > are they supposed to be better ?
> >
> > Cheers
> > RicB
> >
> >
> >> / Advertisers are touting chromed pins as better
> than nickel plated 
> >> pins.
> > />/ Anyone out there actually used these?  Are
> there worthwhile 
> > differences?/
> >
> 
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