Protek on the bearing points, not on the tuning pins. The client is paying me for it, and it'll be much better than when I started, so hey, wins all around. Jim <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Joseph Garrett <<a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net" target="_blank">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Jim Moy said: "There were broken strings, and a few more broke while tuning despite not overpulling, protek'ing the bearing points, and dropping pitch to break binding. So I will be going back to repair a total of a dozen of them. (Maybe more after fine tuning.) The condition is fair, and the owner was alright with all my caveats, he just wants it playable" Jim, Obvioiusly you did not read or believe the"Tuners-Please-Read-This" note! Do not lubricate those pins ...for any reason! DAMHIK. since you already have I would suggest you clean it off with alcohol a much as is possible. A standard tuning hammer is advised. The breaking strings are probably due to substandard piano wire supplier at the time of the manufacturing. I suspect that the piano will never be suitable, but I say, have fun.<G> Regards, Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain of the Tool Police Squares R I </blockquote></div>