[CAUT] tuning pin question

[Greg Granoff]

John,
Chrome is a good deal tougher and more corrosion resistant than nickel.
There's a reason auto makers switched to it whenever it was that they did.
The downside is that it does have that cold, slightly bluish hue as opposed
to the warmer appearance of nickel.  Like some others, I prefer blued pins
as I feel the nickeled ones look ratty very quickly.

Greg Granoff
Humboldt State University

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Minor" <jminor@uiuc.edu>
To: "caut" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 7:58 AM
Subject: [CAUT] tuning pin question


> I just ordered what were advertised as nickel plated pins
> from International Piano Supply--when they arrived they
> appeared to be chrome plated (bluish hue).  When I
> called them, I was told that they were in fact chrome
> plated, but that chrome was better because it wouldn't
> rust.  (I didn't realize the nickel ones have been rusting.)  I
> don't like how they look actually, but maybe it's just
> because I'm used to nickel plating. They are only $47.  Any
> thoughts on this?
>
> John Minor
> University of Illinois
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