[pianotech] Handling wire w/ talcum powder

paul bruesch paul at bruesch.net
Fri Jan 9 15:21:41 PST 2009


Ron, I imagine someone with a corrosive personality would use the blue chalk
line chalk, right?
AnOnAnOnWeGo

Whether replacing an individual string, or restringing an entire piano, talc
> won't hurt a thing. Unless you have moist hands (and a corrosive
> personality), you don't need anything on them for string replacement. Just
> wash up. Talc, as a lubricant, won't have a decremental effect on cut thread
> tuning pins but it makes it harder to hang onto strings and tools. Chalk
> line chalk is better for that, and rosin is best.
> Ron N
>
>
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