I use Wally's hammer boring jig. I had to reinforce the base so that the top would not bend forwards as the drill bit started into the wood. One could even fashion a thicker back or glue another piece to it (hmmmmmm). But mine's done, no need to make extra work for myself . . . If you have the woodworking capabilities you could save a little dough, Wally's is $99 (8/1/99 price list). Regards, Jon Page At 11:14 PM 04/15/2000 -0400, you wrote: >John writes: ><snip> ...The Renner USA jig was clearly superior in every > > respect. It's a little more expensive, but you get what you pay >for...<snip> > >Please forgive my boldness in asking... > >I keep hearing, "...the Renner hammer boring jig is the best around, but >it's expensive..." I did finally have the opportunity to check one out, up >close and personal, just a few days ago. It's very nice. > >How expensive is it? (The guy who showed me his didn't want to tell me.) >Is anyone out there willing to attach a dollar figure to it? I've been >looking at the Renner website as well as a few other sites, but keep seeing >"Call For Price". What's that mean? It's a different price depending upon >who wants to know? > >Anybody want to spill the beans? (Or would that be price fixing? <tongue in >cheek>) Or does it require a small mortgage, in which case people are too >embarrassed to admit how much they spent? <grin> > >Inquiring minds want to know!! > >Brian Trout >Quarryville, PA >btrout@desupernet.net Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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