> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 22:54:41 -0400 (EDT) > From: Les Smith <lessmith@buffnet.net> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: "cracking" pins > Reply-to: pianotech@ptg.org As someone who just restrung the bass on a Baldwin concert grand and have those "cracking" pins, I wish I had tried the "varnish". I'm going to give it a little time but I may be tempted to remove each pin and use the varnish and drive it again. Am I asking for trouble such as breaking beckets? David ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA > > > On Fri, 3 Oct 1997, John R Fortiner wrote: > > > Hi Les: > > This is the first time that I have communicated with you in person, but I > > have a question regarding "tuning pin driving fluid". Do you need to > > thin the spar varnish before using it or do you use it as it comes from > > the can? Does polyurethane varnish also work for the same purpose? > > > > Thanks in advance > > John R. Fortiner > > pianoserv440@juno.com > > Hi, John. > > Regular spar varnish as it comes from the can, NOT polyurethane. Also, > dipping the pin itself in the varnish seems to invite excess and drips, > at least for me. I swab the hole, itself and then drive in the pin. Try > both approaches, use whichever one works best for you. For anyone who's > evr had to resort to bad language while trying to tune a piano with > tight, squeaky, jumping pins, the difference that PDF can make is start- > ling. Give it a try. Afterwards, you'll probably ask youself, "Hey, why > didn't someone tell me about this before?" Well, we just did! Ain't Piano- > tech great? :) > > Les Smith > lessmith@buffnet.net > > >
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