turning front rail pins....always a no-no?

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In a message dated 12/17/03 9:01:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
nicho@zianet.com writes:


> 
>         Take some emery cloth to the inside edges of the tool. You can also 
> grind the tool to a partial chisel point, if you wish, to make it easier to 
> slip under the punchings. Be sure to round-off the inside edges if you do 
> this. Also, I like to turn the pins in one direction (like.... counter-clockwise) 
> from C4 on up, and the other direction from B3 on down. This actually gives 
> you the option of reversing the turn later on, to further extend the fund 
> appropriation time. 
>         Consider making a front rail pin tool, someday. A taller, (thicker) 
> and deeper chisel-pointed shank  mounted on a Tee handle of substantial mass. 
>  The handle can be "impact" turned for spacing, and the end of the Tee acts 
> as  a hammer-head for tapping balance pins side-to-side.  This is more of a 
> shop tool, as it is kinda heavy for tool bags, but very handy.
> 

Guy,

This tool sounds like what I need.  Couldn't budge the keypins to space the 
keys.  Do you have a picture you could send along?

Thanks,

Dave Stahl

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