"...The big problem was that, being a not great grand, all it had was 5/8 lead and the holes in the bass were expanded by the swelling..." Dave, One thing that might have saved you a trip to the store, (unless you were going anyway) would have been to wack the 5/8 inch lead with a hammer first before inserting it into the expanded holes to enlarge the diameter of the lead somewhat. Then you would swedge it normally once inside the key stick. Regards, Mike Miccio RPT Brooklyn NY
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