<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Nature of tuning pins, why technicians prefer blue</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">They look nicer (in my view) and, perhaps more importantly, they have a</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">better grip and feel with the tuning tip than nickel pins.</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Another reason to use blued pins is that when they age, you can use a</div> <div>wire wheel to them clean up. Plated pins loose their luster and I've even</div> <div>seen the plating flake off; no means to make them presentable.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>