This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Greg Graham asked: "Is it possible to pull out the tuning pin, drill the cast iron slightly larger with a hand drill (letting the chips fall through the open hole in the pinblock), and reinstall the pin? Are there any pitfalls? Is this something anyone does? If the holes don't go all the way through the block, is there a cool way to keep the chips out? I don't recall seeing this in print" Greg, DON'T DO IT! I tried that ONCE! As in YIKES! What happens is the drill = will "suck" down THROUGH the plate, INTO the pinblock! DAMHIK! THEN, = you've got a real mess! However, it is possible to remove the tuning pin and grind a bit of the = forward hole with a very small grinding stone and a dremel tool. I = suspect, that the simple removal of the tuning pin and then reinsertion = will eliviate the problem, as I suspect that the p.block hole is too = tight and removing the t.pin will ream out that hole a bit. Be real = careful as a too tight pin will likely break, if you're not cautious! = THEN, you have another mess! In all, not a fun gig.<G> Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ec/19/91/4d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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