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I had to replace a few loose tuning pins on a Young Change grand.  The old  #2/0 was loose, but a 4/0 was too tight and even a 3/0 popped and stuck.

What do you use in a tuning pin hole to avoid sticking or popping/tight tuning pins?

Years ago I strung a piano with a pin block treatment liquid that I believe was re-packaged marine spar varnish but it seemed to work well.

Talc seems counter productive.  CA glue is un-necessary here.  Shellac?  WD-40? 30 wt. motor oil?

Was the existing pin actually 2/0?  I would have expected to find something smaller. 

I had to replace a few loose tuning pins on a Young Change grand.  The old  #2/0 was loose, but a 4/0 was too tight and even a 3/0 popped and stuck.

What do you use in a tuning pin hole to avoid sticking or popping/tight tuning pins?

Years ago I strung a piano with a pin block treatment liquid that I believe was re-packaged marine spar varnish but it seemed to work well.

Talc seems counter productive.  CA glue is un-necessary here.  Shellac?  WD-40? 30 wt. motor oil?

Blaine,

Curious as to why you say CA glue would be unnecessary here? Applying some thin CA glue to the base of the existing tuning pin is the first thought that comes to my mind.

Best,

Alan 

Was the existing pin actually 2/0?  I would have expected to find something smaller. 

I had to replace a few loose tuning pins on a Young Change grand.  The old  #2/0 was loose, but a 4/0 was too tight and even a 3/0 popped and stuck.

What do you use in a tuning pin hole to avoid sticking or popping/tight tuning pins?

Years ago I strung a piano with a pin block treatment liquid that I believe was re-packaged marine spar varnish but it seemed to work well.

Talc seems counter productive.  CA glue is un-necessary here.  Shellac?  WD-40? 30 wt. motor oil?

I find that CA glue goes bad in my trunk and I tend not to carry it unless for a specific issue.  I do like CA glue for treating loose pins, but I usually prefer to change the pin out.

Blaine,

Curious as to why you say CA glue would be unnecessary here? Applying some thin CA glue to the base of the existing tuning pin is the first thought that comes to my mind.

Best,

Alan 

Was the existing pin actually 2/0?  I would have expected to find something smaller. 

I had to replace a few loose tuning pins on a Young Change grand.  The old  #2/0 was loose, but a 4/0 was too tight and even a 3/0 popped and stuck.

What do you use in a tuning pin hole to avoid sticking or popping/tight tuning pins?

Years ago I strung a piano with a pin block treatment liquid that I believe was re-packaged marine spar varnish but it seemed to work well.

Talc seems counter productive.  CA glue is un-necessary here.  Shellac?  WD-40? 30 wt. motor oil?

hello Blaine,
i found that most of my glues would go bad rather quickly so i got a little fridge for the car, it plugs into the cigarette lighter socket. It solved the problem.
I've always been hesitant to put in a thicker tuning pin since, in my thinking, it would add even more stress to an already weak pin block. Is a thicker tuning pin a more or less permanent solution or is it good for only a x number of years?
Peter

I find that CA glue goes bad in my trunk and I tend not to carry it unless for a specific issue.  I do like CA glue for treating loose pins, but I usually prefer to change the pin out.

Blaine,

Curious as to why you say CA glue would be unnecessary here? Applying some thin CA glue to the base of the existing tuning pin is the first thought that comes to my mind.

Best,

Alan 

Was the existing pin actually 2/0?  I would have expected to find something smaller. 

I had to replace a few loose tuning pins on a Young Change grand.  The old  #2/0 was loose, but a 4/0 was too tight and even a 3/0 popped and stuck.

What do you use in a tuning pin hole to avoid sticking or popping/tight tuning pins?

Years ago I strung a piano with a pin block treatment liquid that I believe was re-packaged marine spar varnish but it seemed to work well.

Talc seems counter productive.  CA glue is un-necessary here.  Shellac?  WD-40? 30 wt. motor oil?

Was the existing pin actually 2/0?  I would have expected to find something smaller. 

I had to replace a few loose tuning pins on a Young Change grand.  The old  #2/0 was loose, but a 4/0 was too tight and even a 3/0 popped and stuck.

What do you use in a tuning pin hole to avoid sticking or popping/tight tuning pins?

Years ago I strung a piano with a pin block treatment liquid that I believe was re-packaged marine spar varnish but it seemed to work well.

Talc seems counter productive.  CA glue is un-necessary here.  Shellac?  WD-40? 30 wt. motor oil?