<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>HTML Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> List,   I usually use a forstner bit for retro-fitting pitmans in Steinways and other grands.   Problem is starting the forstner bit into the keybed.   I came across an Irwin 1&1/8" forstner type bit except with a threaded starter tip, about 3/4" long.   As I think about it now I suppose the starter tip wouldn't be of much help since it is going into the pitman hole...anyone used this bit for this repair?   David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 </BODY></HTML>