rusted tuning pins to be used?

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<<  These were 'new in the box' at one time and never used but after 

sitting in a damp garage, they have a slight amount of rust, not much at all 
just 

very small shallow spots.


           Are these pins good for maybe old uprights or somthing, or should 

pins with even the smallest amount of rust never be used? How meticulous 

should one be with this sort of thing? >>

Greetings, 
I have never seen a rusted pin behave any differently than brand new ones.  
Maybe if they were pitted, it would be a problem, but the rust is nothing to 
worry about, imho. 
Good luck, 



Ed Foote RPT 
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html