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