<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Now heres a new one for ya... tuning pin lubricant eh ??? Actually I know the piano you are refering to and I can sympathize with your problem. I have found that the best solution is to simply remove the pin and bang it in again. Turn it all the way out after disconecting the string, then bang it in again and put the string back on. This should ease up the tightness a bit without requiring any non-desirable lubricants from getting into the wood. Good Luck. Zoran Grujic wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style>     Hi List ,     from time to time I am tuning some Ukrainian vertical pianos which have terrible hard and jumpy tuning pins...    Question :    Is there some home made mixture (applicable like pin tightner ) which can help reducing tuning pins friction ,so I can tune them more easily later ?    Best regards to all ,                                     Zoran Grujic ,Yugoslavia</blockquote> -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway <A HREF="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A>   </body> </html>