On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 08:37:09 -0500 "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> writes: > Hmmmm, are we showing an element of prejudice? Why would a better > quality > piano necessarily have blued pins? Is this not a simple matter of > preference? Isn't this kinda like: "Did you see the dress Martha > wore to the > party? I can't believe anyone would wear such a thing - she must > have got it > at K-Mart!" > > Getting beyond such pettiness, (mine for pointing it out, and the > other for > the initial statement) is there any significant difference in > corrosion > resistance between nickel plated and blued tuning pins? > > Terry Farrell What you say about Martha! Watch your tongue!! It must be personal preference. Always thought a high quality instrument looked cheaper because of bright, shiny, silvery looking pins. Also, that the plating, if too far onto the threads, could come off and cause a problem later. Thanks!! Bill Schlipf Bloomington, IL ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
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