[pianotech] ethylene glycol leak damages Yamaha C3

[Dean May]

 My mom got a new Yamaha G1 (my daughter has it now) back in '64, a big
splurge for our family. The salesman told her to put a drop of anti-freeze
at the base of the tuning pins every year which she faithfully did for 10
years or so. Doesn't seem to have harmed it at this point, pins are still
tight.

Piano salesmen are among the worst propogators of disinformation.

Dean

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ron Nossaman
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 1:18 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org; caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] ethylene glycol leak damages Yamaha C3


I doubt it, but the stuff sitting on the strings will absorb moisture 
and rust the strings. Not that long ago, some tooners used to use 
ethylene glycol for pin dope.