<HTML><HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>As long as we are worried about this, I'd like to ask: How tight does the pin really need to be?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Last night I pulled a set of keys for rebushing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>The pins were not very tight in the key frame; finger-tight with discomfort.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>They had been turned to tighten loose key bushings, and had stayed turned for at least 20 years of light playing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Set straight with new bushings, there will be no twisting force on them.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Has anyone ever had a problem with keypins coming loose while playing?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Ed S.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>