I'm sure you carry your nose grease with you at all times. That's a plus. Carl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 9:06 PM Subject: Re: Was/broken plate bolt > >People use varnish not only to assist driving the pins, but also so the > >tuning pins will be tighter when it dries. Don't know as I'd try it in > >this application when there's soap or beeswax, or the screws may be > >impossible to remove by next tech -- or by you if you forget something > >along the way. > > > >Wally Wilson > > But the varnish isn't to tighten the pins. It's to assist driving, like you > say, but it is also to smooth turning during tuning. It won't glue the > screw in any more than it will the tuning pin. Paste wax works ok too with > plate screws, or bees wax, or old candles, or nose grease, or McLube, or > probably mayonnaise, though I haven't found it necessary to try that one. > Almost anything that won't screw up the wood (no pun intended), and won't > migrate unnecessarily, yet will supply some lubrication while the screw is > being inserted should work just fine. > > > Ron N
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