***Re: Nine foot something - quickie hammer centre check

[kpiano]

> 
> Black stuff in centerpin bushings ??? sounds like your typical graphite 
> to me.
> 
> RicB
>

That's what I thought but the way the rest of the piano is, I wondered. When I pulled some of 
the flanges there was paper on both sides of the flanges. sometimes equal amounts. The guy 
that traveled the shanks the second time didn't do any better job than the first guy.

While I was reaming the bushings with my new set from Joe Goss, they were making a squeal 
sound. I didn't get out my accutuner so I can't tell you what pitch it was. Just on a slow push 
pull. Does Joe harmonically tune his reamers? Old damper heads from an upright make a good 
set of handles for them. 

Keith Roberts