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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You can glue size the holes with a CA =
clue like I
might have to do after I remove the front rail pins with my right angle =
drill.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith R</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=oleg-i@wanadoo.fr href="mailto:oleg-i@wanadoo.fr">Isaac =
OLEG</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 05, =
2002 1:09
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: key pin =
polish</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=906410508-05092002><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>Hello,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=906410508-05092002><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=906410508-05092002><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>Change them, it is easy and not very long, the new chrome at =
the base
will add some holding for the worn keys.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=906410508-05092002><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff size=2>The
touch will be much smoother with new pins always</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=906410508-05092002><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff size=2>I
seal the wood with some heavy lacquer, hoping the pins will stay in =
place at
the balance rail (I've seen some pulling out after a few
years.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=906410508-05092002><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff size=2>What
other method can be used ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=906410508-05092002><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>Isaac OLEG</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B>
owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>De la =
part de</B>
jolly roger<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> jeudi 5 septembre 2002
08:58<BR><B>À :</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Objet :</B> =
Re: key
pin polish<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT size=3>Hi
=
Kieth,<BR> &nb=
sp;
If they are rusty and pitted, just replace them, it's just as fast =
as
cleaning them up. New pins are =
cheap.<BR>Roger<BR><BR><BR>At
09:26 PM 9/4/02 -0700, you wrote:<BR></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite type="cite" cite=""><FONT face=arial =
size=2>Has
anybody tried turtle wax chrome polish and rust remover on the =
pins? I
just did the balance rail with it and wow was it fast. I figured =
it had
properties like tarn-x. They sure are shiny and about as smooth as =
anything else I've used. It's suppose to seal and protect the =
chrome. Is
it wax? or memorax?</FONT><FONT size=3><BR></FONT><FONT =
face=arial
size=2>Keith R</FONT><FONT
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