<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV>Hi All-</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So we've read some really great ideas for fixing a problem that was cau= sed by a "machinist" way back when tuning hammers were first made with chang= eable heads.  This is so typical of what we have to react to on pianos = all the time.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>A tapered thread isn't supposed to bottom out.  Therefore our= tuning tips should have the hole drilled all the way through to fit tightly= .  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>OR</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If we want to have a nice round tuning tip with a bottom to the hole, t= he thread should be straight and not tapered.   </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So who's up for replacing all their tuning heads and shafts?  Not = me, at least not now.  I'm gonna try the Teflon tape idea.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Lisa Weller</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>