[pianotech] Acorn needed

[Encore Pianos]

Assuming the chromed one fits, you could take off the plating with a coarse
wire wheel down to the brass, then work your way up the buffing chain to a
polish with felt wheels and compound.  Cheapest and quickest way to do it.

Will Truitt   

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ron Nossaman
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 11:23 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Acorn needed

On 1/30/2012 8:34 PM, Piano Boutique wrote:
> Greetings list,
> To follow up on my search, I did write Steinway and got a very nice 
> reply. Holly wrote me to say, first she has them and second they are
chrome.
> Now please let me know. This is a 1861 Steinway square I am rebuilding 
> and everything of hardware is brass. The plate is bronze tone With the 
> original art work. Now the question: do you think a shiny chrome acorn 
> nut would look good on there?
> Some how, I just think it should be brass like the hinges and such. I 
> wouldn't put nickel tuning pins on it. If you have a suggestion, I 
> would be glad to hear it.
> William

Either take a chromed one to a plating shop and have the chrome removed
(grind off the bottom first to verify it's brass underneath), or it would
likely be cheaper to just make one.

Ron N