---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I use powdered rosin for tuning pins. Jon Page At 07:31 PM 04/03/2001 -0700, you wrote: >Roger Jolly Writes > > > Now all this talk about pin stability has me thinking, the next old >junker > > that I get that needs a bridge cap, I'm going to use some varnish as a > > driving fluid for the pins. It works well with tuning pins, why not bridge > > pins???????? The pin should drive easier, less stress around the >hole????? > > Will it help to seal the end grain of the hole and improve stability????? > > Am I nut's? probably. > > > > More questions than answers I'm afraid. > > Have a good one. > > Roger > > > Hi Roger' > All good questions. Now I have some. I've wondered about driving fluids >as well but have not used them. I'm using buldoc/stwy blocks in all >stwys/Rebuilds and the pins are hard to drive and no matte how consistently >I drill I.E. same speed,pressure and air cooling there will always be some >tortional inconsistencies. That being said I mostly like how they tune. > My question is this. For those of you who are using maple blocks and >driving fluids ,do you think it affects tuning smoothness, changes tortional >values or is it just a way to make driving a pin easier. My srtinger(Terry) >is a little five ft. Italian gal and although plenty fiesty would appreciate >any help in the driving each new One ought pins into freshly bored maple. > Also if driving fluid changed slightly the pin torque and allowed for >smoother rendering that would be fine. The finest tuning piano in the world >is an old steinway thats never yet been restrung. You know the kind ,well >preserved and unadulterated. The pin torque is so even and the tuning ends >up being so stable because the pin doesn't wrestle with the tuner!!!! > What solution is used and the how application is made and when is >also a huge part of the info. I,m seeking. > > There that about covers it for now > Best > Dale Erwin > > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/b4/b7/af/d2/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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