Pianotech

I decided to start anew here rather than further contaminate the other thread (which was actually about action brackets, but morphed into repinning).

Earlier this week I dealt with the "standard" seizing issue in a Korean piano...simply reamed and repinned a dozen notes. Done for now.

Today I was called to a regular client with a August Forster grand with notes seizing. It is Renner action (25 years old) that has the problem BIG TIME (exacerbated by high humidity and a couple of notes being played vigorously and repeatedly.  Upon pulling the action, it is clear that this is a chronic problem, and time to fix it. (Chris Storch, if you're reading this you know who it is 😉).  I repinned 3 serious "problem children" today and discussed this and other work needing to be done soon.

Anyway, my question is (possibly directed to Don Mannino, but for other's benefit as well), if in the past, I or someone else has lubricated the pins (for mild symptoms) unknowingly, and now the problem is so bad that only repinning will fix it, should I (in the process) use something to "clean" the bushings prior to reaming and repinning, OR should I simply go through the normal process (globally), ignoring any theoretical contamination I might have wrought a while back with juice?  I literally do not know on this.

All is good for the moment, but planning now for future restorative work. 

Peter Grey Piano Doctor 

Thanks Don. I should probably experiment first I guess to see if it makes any difference. 

Peter Grey Piano Doctor