Pianos like this I start well low of pitch, flagpole to put extra tension on the non-speaking length, once the pitch is changing, keep it slowly changing, continue the smooth pull exactly to pitch and STOP. Releasing the flagpole equalizes the tension. It works pretty well. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 2:15 PM, John Dyal<jdyal2 at yahoo.com> wrote: > Is there something that can be applied to rusty bearing points to facilitate > rendering?(Other than restringing) It's really frustrating to turn the > pin...turn the pin..pounding HARD on the key..turn the pin ..still no change > in pitch...turn.. and then 5 cents (or 10) change at once.Then we go the > other way... > I have a customer with a grand player piano that has this problem through > out much of the treble. > I've been told to apply WD-40 to the bearing point with a toothpick. I did > that. It probably helped some, but not enough. John > > -- Regards, Jeff Deutschle Please address replies to the List. Do not E-mail me privately. Thank You.
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