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Avery Todd ATodd@UH.EDU
Fri, 07 Jun 1996 13:39:44 -0500


Les,
   I agree wholeheartedly! I once had to "try" and tune an old upright that
had had WD-40 used to clean the rust off the tuning pins & coils. Although
done for a different purpose, the effect was the same. That was the
"jumpiest" tuning I have ever done.

>I saw a piano a few years back in which a previous tech HAD used a spray
>can on >the pressure bar. While it did take care of the rusted string
>problem it also >did a great job of curing the tight tuning pin problem as
>well!
>
>Les Smith
>lessmith@buffnet.net

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Avery Todd, RPT
Moores School of Music
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-4893
713-743-3226
atodd@uh.edu
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