[pianotech] Cleaning Tuning Pins

Allied PianoCraft alliedpianocraft at hotmail.com
Thu Aug 19 10:12:09 MDT 2010


If you own a rock polisher, I would put the pin in there, with some walnut media. That will clean them with no labor.

Al Guecia
AlliedPianoCraft.com
High Point, NC

On Aug 19, 2010, at 11:21 AM, "Patrick C. Poulson" <pcpoulson at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Good Morning: I am restringing a Wegman upright which has a metal pin block and uses specially made tuning pins. I will have to reuse these pins, and unfortunately they are all coated with 100 years of crud. Is there a recommended solvent of some sort that will restore them to a passable condition?
> Thanks,
> Patrick C. Poulson
> Registered Piano Technician
> 530-265-1983
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