>> >The real question is, why aren't all balance pins oblong at the top? >> >> Hi Clark, good question. Why not? >> >> >Because the balance rail pin sweeps the surface of the bushing in a >forward-aft arc. The front rail in an up-down arc which concentrates the >wear in a smaller area. > >As to the rest of this, Ron, I'm pretty much with you for the parts >that I _think_ I understand. > >Dale F Hi Dale, Most of the Chickerings I've rebuilt (I think I remember) had so little wear in the balance rail bushings that I almost felt (no pun) guilty for stripping and replacing them. It seems to me to work pretty well in both the front and balance rail. As for the rest, I've tried for years to understand what I think I believe to be true, but it keeps changing on me. Please pardon our mess, we're under renovation. Ron N
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