[pianotech] those pesky tuning pin bushings

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Thu Dec 4 13:31:23 PST 2008


Gene Nelson wrote:

> Drilling the bushings to match the tuning pins is tedious and still 
> about 50% will split.
> What am I missing?
> Thanks for any help.
> Gene

Two things.
(1) The ID of the plate hole vs the OD of the bushing (should 
be a drive fit, compressing the bushing in the hole)
(2) Drilling the block in the piano, right through the bushings.

Two should be enough. <G>
Ron N



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