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<div>I wouldn't put the same size pin in after you ream. It'll
walk. My experience with protek is that simply putting the next
size pin in as you state, will then be too tight, so you'd have to
ream and burnish slightly. That's a good question though - I
wonder if protek does shrink the bushing some as well as coat the
fibers with its lubricant.</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">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>
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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>
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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?</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"
size="-1">Wim</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote><font face="New York" color="#0000FF">Vince Mrykalo<i> RPT
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<blockquote><font face="New York" size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>Crane
School of Music</b></font></blockquote>
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