boiled lindseed oil

[Michael Spalding]

Maggie,

By all means, test this idea thoroughly before trying it on a piano.  I was
called to tune an old upright a couple months ago.  Whole house smelled of
linseed  oil.  The old oak piano fairly glistened, including the open-face
pinblock.  Totally ruined.  Every pin spun down to zero tension, no grip
left at all.  They were going to experiment with flushing it with lacquer
thinner or acetone, then doping with CA.  If it worked, they would call be
back for tuning.  No calls yet.....

Mike


> [Original Message]
> From: Maggie Jusiel <mags@magsmusic.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 2/8/2006 1:15:53 AM
> Subject: boiled lindseed oil
>
> Hello All,
>
>   My husband was taught by someone from the Baldwin company out of
> Cincinnati.  This person told him that he had used boiled lindseed oil
> sucessfully to restore pin blocks.  I'm going to experiment with this at
> home, but wanted to know if anyone else had heard of or tried this...?
>
> Thanks,
> Maggie
>
>
> Maggie Jusiel
> Piano Tuner
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