[pianotech] reamer for damper lever top flange

[Ron Nossaman]

J Patrick Draine wrote:
> Hi, I seem to have misplaced the drill bit I use to ream the damper 
> lever top flange (that's what they call it in the S&S diagram) so the 
> damper wires are minimally loose (i.e. not freakin' tight as they are 
> now, which makes regulating the dampers a major headache). And I seem to 
> have misplaced the nifty handout from Karen Robinson's comprehensive 
> damper class.
> So what size drill bit is appropriate for me to use for this 1922 S&S O, 
> oh damper gurus?
> Patrick

Would we, perhaps, mic the wire and chose a bit size nominally 
larger to
open the channel?

In the admittedly self interest of avoiding the dreaded 
committee consensus kiss of death, that's where I would (and 
do) go.

Opinions, and instincts, vary.
Ron N