cleaning center&front rail pins

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

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Well, I suppose most people use Flitz on a cloth, wrapped around the pin =
and pulled back and forth vigorously.=20
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    What I've been doing for the past few years is a little different. I =
have a little tool that Jim Coleman, JR makes that's a pin polisher. =
It's an aluminum sleeve on a spindle in which you pack a whole bunch of =
balance rail cloth punchings. I use it primarily on the balance rail =
pins.  The first time I used it, I put some flitz down in it, and the =
result was some pretty brass balance rail pins, since then I only use =
some CLP soaked into the punchings. The crud on the pins will supply any =
abrasive I need. You can do the entire set after removing the keys in =
less than five minutes.
    On the front rail, I use a dremel tool with the little felt =
polishing wheels. I just put some CLP on the wheel, and buff both sides. =
It helps to do the sharps from the back side of the frame. Doing it this =
way seems to burnish the polymer into the metal of the pins while it =
does the polishing.=20
    We had one set of Steinway keys that were re-bushed and were too =
tight; no side play. Before I eased the keys, I did this, and when I was =
done, I found that easing the keys wasn't necessary, there was really no =
excess friction. I figured that, with wear, there would be side play =
soon enough.  The piano never developed any problem, either, which seems =
to suggest that the treatment was fairly permanent.=20
Kevin E. Ramsey
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Perry Williams=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 6:07 PM
  Subject: cleaning center&front rail pins


  Hi I was wondering what you think is the best
  cleaning solution for center and front rail pins?
  Thank you in advance.   <ppp>

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