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<DIV>I don't think the Protek shrunk the bushing.</DIV>
<DIV>I think the cause of the sluggishness, was corrosion.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<A title=Wimblees@aol.com href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Pianotech@PTG.org
href="mailto:Pianotech@PTG.org">Pianotech@PTG.org</A> ; <A title=caut@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 16, 2002 3:58
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> those pesky swings</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">We all know that a hammer is supposed to swing 4 - 8 times.
If it is less than 4, then the bushing is too tight. If it's more than 8,
supposedly the bushing is not tight around the pin, and that might cause the
hammer to wobble up to the string, which will eventually lead to uneven wear
on the hammer, whcih creates tone problems, ya da, ya da. <BR><BR>So
here is the problem. I've got this hammer with only 3 swings. So that mean the
bushing is too tight. Before I take the pin out, ream the bushing, and put in
the same size pin, I put a little Protec on the bushing. But now, all of a
sudden, I've got 10 - 12 swings. According to the above presumption, the
bushing is now not tight around the pin any more. <BR><BR>Or is it? Has the
introduction of Protec shrunk the bushing to the point I need to ream and
repin with a larger pin? Or do I leave the original pin in there, and allow
the 10- 12 swings? <BR><BR>Wim <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>