boiled lindseed oil

[Avery]

Personally, I wouldn't even try it on my own "piece of junk" piano. If the
pins are THAT loose, use CA!

Avery Todd

At 11:19 PM 2/10/2006, you wrote:
>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
> > Winds & Strings Teacher
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> > <http://www.magsmusic.net>
> >
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