Restringing Question

[Edwin A. Hilbert]

Dear Ted,
      I used to get all my supplies from Trefz years ago.  Wish they
were still around!  I used a number of their bottles of pin driving fluid
and it did work nicesly.  Years asfter their fire I was talking with Ed
Trefz and asked him about the pin driving fluid.  He was still selling it
then, and may be now although I am not sure if he is still alive or in
business.  I see he is no longer listed in the PTG Directory.  At any
rate, I asked him what was in the fluid and he said it was just pure
varnish.  That would be pure gum varnish.  Since then I have used just
pure gum varnish and it works perfectly.  Just like Trefz pin driving
fluid - perhaps because that is what is was!
Ed Hilbert, RPT

On Thu, 23 May 1996, Ted Simmons wrote:

> I know a fellow who insists on adding drive pinning fluid to Yamaha grands
> before driving in new pins.  He says it's essential to ending up with a
> good tuning pin feel during tuning.  I've tuned pianos that he has restrung
> and I like the feel of the tuning pin.  Otto Trefz used to supply tuning
> fluid fluid, but I don't know where to get it now.  Anyone?
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