Travis Tuning pin....

[richard.ucci@att.net]

Hi Terry,

I experienced the same problem, but just muddled through. Pieces of rubber 
sticking to the pins and coils,and the rubber piece staying on the pin when I 
lifted up on the drill. A real pain.

On another note...  have you tried the Pianotek polita polish for cleaning 
strings? It sucks! Much softer than the Schaff version, it bends too much and 
seems not to have enough grit.

Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano
> I wonder if anyone else had had the following problem with the "Travis tunig 
> pin & coil cleaner." The actual "kit" is great--it's the Schaff replacement 
> bushings that are TERRIBLE! The original rubber bushings that come WITH the 
> kit all fit perfectly, and I can easily do a whole set of pins and use only  
> 3-5 bushings.
> 
> However, the Schaff replacement bushings, I just today discovered, (and I 
> bought TWO bags of 100 each) do NOT FIT the steel cylinder; they are either 
> too small, and "spin" in the cylinder, rendering it  totally USELESS, or 
> they are too large, and can barely be forced into the chamber! The very few 
> that DO fit, (maybe 15-20%) end up crumbling and FLYING apart, because the 
> rubber is MUCH harder and when it gets hot from spinning around the 
> pin/coil, starts to disintegrate! What's the deal?
> 
> Has anyone else experienced this problem? I gave most of the "original"  
> leftover bushings (from the kit) to a fellow tech friend, so I was left with 
> what I thought was a large reserve of the replacement bushings...but little 
> did I know!  Maybe someone on this list knows this Travis person's email, so 
> I can relate this problem directly to him. He wouldn't be John W. Travis, of 
> "A Guide to restringing" fame? I cannot find a contact email or phone number 
> for him either. I await wisdom from the list. thanks!
> 
> 
> Terry Peterson
> 
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