> Personally, I wouldn't even try it on my own "piece of junk" piano. If the > pins are THAT loose, use CA! > > Avery Todd ...hee,hee... No...definitely wouldn't experiment on a piano first. Actually, my home experiments showed quickly that this was a bad idea. I tried a few things just because I had the wood. The boiled lindseed oil was way too thick to wick in. When I thinned it, it was too diluted, (this defeated my purpose, anyway), and as with Mike's experience below, the pins just spinned. So, no more experiments! ;) > At 11:19 PM 2/10/2006, you wrote: >>Maggie, >> >>By all means, test this idea thoroughly before trying it on a piano. I >> was >>called to tune an old upright a couple months ago. Whole house smelled >> of >>linseed oil. The old oak piano fairly glistened, including the >> open-face >>pinblock. Totally ruined. Every pin spun down to zero tension, no grip >>left at all. They were going to experiment with flushing it with lacquer >>thinner or acetone, then doping with CA. If it worked, they would call >> be >>back for tuning. No calls yet..... >> >>Mike ...giggle...HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!! ...sorry...not funny...bad maggie... ;P Maggie Jusiel Piano Tuner Winds & Strings Teacher PO Box 1234 Athens, WV 24712-1234 (304)952-8615 <mags@magsmusic.net> <http://www.magsmusic.net>
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