I'm not sure I'd advise putting the whole piano into any particular kind of climate to try and solve an isolated problem like tight tuning pins. For several reasons really. But first and foremost because you will be exposing the whole piano to the climate... and you could easily end up with a whole lot of other changes in the piano you didnt really want in the first place. Protek ??... well maybe ... but then I dont think the collective we knows yet about long term results. If you are ready to foot the bill for fixing the whole block if a Protek treatment goes bad... well go for it. I think personally I'd rather wait until there was more solid info on this. I keep hearing CA is good for loose pins and personally find the of results borderline value at best. Better then doing nothing I guess... on a par with expoxy fixes I suppose. I'd rather use wood. Cheers RicB Maybe the piano should be put first in too humid a condition, causing the wood to swell, then in too dry a condition, causing the wood to shrink? Actually, you might try some steam in a small section, then the blow dryer on hot? Also seems like it would take forever.... Protek? Please Vince, some advice from experience? Diane
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