> Any thoughts? Tuning pins too big? Cracks in pinblock? (Open faced pin > block, showing no cracks...) Should I use WD-40 instead of CA? (Just > a joke...just a joke...) > > Tom Sivak Charcoal starter, and a match (not a joke). If the pins are bedded in some sort of goo acting as a shear thickening liquid (like cornstarch or tar), where they are super resistant to abrupt movement, like tuning, but very complaint to long term pressure, I'd say it's replace all parts affected or trash it. If the block is fine and any other structural component, or failure of strings to render, makes a fourth's difference in pitch over a short time, I'd say replace all parts affected or trash it. Since it's an old upright and most likely not worth the price of replacing all the parts affected to the owner (though it's worth an ask, just in case), It's time to explore the ballistic, buoyancy, exothermic, or compost potential of the carcass. Stuffing it through a 12" diameter hole in record time, or utilization as a crappie shelter or industrial strength cheese slicer are also worthy of consideration. In other words, trash it. Now I have nothing against old uprights that throwing enough money at them for realistic resurrection wouldn't cure, but the bursitis seems to kick in during the windup, and the money always seems to fall short of the plate. A mystery, for sure. If dead pianos smelled more like dead dogs, they'd be buried sooner Ron N
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