Was/broken plate bolt

[Mike and Jane Spalding]

I had heard that at one time Story & Clark was lubricating the pressure bar
screws at installation with some kind of grease.  Over the years it would
migrate to the top row of tuning pins, which would become too loose to hold
string tension long before any of the other pins lost their grip.   Anybody
out there experience one of these pianos?  If true, it says we should use
something on the screws that can't migrate.  I used to use beeswax, but
since hearing this story had been using nothing.  I may start using
varnish - thanks, Ron!

Mike Spalding


----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: Was/broken plate bolt


> >Is a little soap on the threads of a plate screw
> >to aid installation an acceptable practice.
> >
> >                           Dave Renaud
>
> I don't know why not, or a little varnish for that matter, for the same
> reasons some folks use it on tuning pins.
>
>
> Ron N
>
>