>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? I don't remember if it was Story and Clark or not, but yes! > 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 True confessions: I haven't tried varnish on either screws or tuning pins, but positive results reported with it's use on tuning pins would seem to indicate it should be utterly harmless as a screw lubricant. I have used paraffin, bees wax, and paste wax to apparently good effect. Ron N
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