Graphite on Samick Center Pins?

[Avery Todd]

John, Dave, list,

I've been assuming that someone else would post this but since they haven't,
I'll take a stab.

John, you're correct, as far as the way I understand it. Susan (and probably
some others) have posted several times about this.

Dave, I've always heard that Renner had graphite in their bushings, not on
their center pins? Am I wrong about this. I do know that I wish they wouldn't!
In my experience, too many times they have to be repinned because of this!

OK, I stuck my neck out. Anyone else? :-) Be nice if I'm wrong.

Avery

At 11:19 AM 08/14/03 -0300, you wrote:
>I don't believe it is graphite.
>It is bad plating on the pin.
>I had it happen on a piano Samick made for Baldwin. The repining was 
>covered under warranty.
>I suppose the warranty would depend on when the piano was purchased.
>Why don't you contact Samick at
><mailto:samickservice@samickmusicusa.com>samickservice@samickmusicusa.com
>Regards,
>John M. Ross
>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
><mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca>jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:Piannaman@aol.com>Piannaman@aol.com
>>To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org
>>Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 11:02 AM
>>Subject: Re: Graphite on Samick Center Pins?
>>
>>In a message dated 8/14/03 2:47:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
>><mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:
>>
>>
>>
>>>If folks need/wish/whatever to email other list members privately, of 
>>>course, do it. Hoping that I can speak for others, please don't do it on 
>>>our account - many of these topics appear to me to be good solid 
>>>technical issues. At least among the relative upstarts like me, even if 
>>>the topic has been covered a few times, often another angle can have it 
>>>make sense to me. So if at all possible, keep the technical issues out 
>>>in public! Thanks.
>>
>>
>>Terry,
>>
>>Don't worry, you haven't missed anything. Yours is, surprisingly, the 
>>only response so far.  Anyone out there with wisdom on this 
>>contaminant/graphite issue?
>>
>>Dave Stahl