[pianotech] Handling wire w/ talcum powder

paul bruesch paul at bruesch.net
Fri Jan 9 15:23:12 PST 2009


Sorry, I really "blue" that... I meant to point out that one with a
corrosive personality would then be a Blue Meanie.

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 5:21 PM, paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net> wrote:

> 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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