[pianotech] those pesky tuning pin bushings

[Gene Nelson]

I will search for his recipe. Thanks.

I have never used pin driving fluid except maybe around 1971 when I was taught to scrape the tuning pins over a block of violin bow resin prior to driving. Have not done that lately. I imagine the resin was sort of a pin driving fluid? Really do not remember the idea behind it.
Gene
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Clark Sprague 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 9:52 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] those pesky tuning pin bushings



    Joe Garrett shared his "recipe" for soaking the bushings a while back, if you can find it in the archives.  He claims it works very well, no splitting.  If I remember correctly, it involved pin driving fluid.  Isn't that a kind of varnish???

    Clark A. Sprague, RPT





    I used the varnish, oil based and it worked the one time I tried it, soaked them in it, let 'em dry then strung with them.

    The next time I tried it it didn't, go figure!

    Mike


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