Oiled Pinblock

[Tom Cole]

John,

Yes, good idea. This is a repair I haven't tried yet but you have given
me courage. It should restore the proper feel to the pins.

Thanks,
Tom

ps: The piano is in a jazz club and there was a telltale ring of oil on
the plate after a concert featuring a brass player. Not proof positive
but I wasn't willing to do the taste test.

John Ross wrote:
> 
> Hi Tom,
> If it is only a few, drill the holes out and put in a plug of pinblock
> material, as sold by Webb Phillips.  Put it in with CA glue, which will act
> as a barrier to the oil, and drill it for a #2 pin.
> How did you know it was valve or slide oil?
> Regards,
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca