Bill Shull - Do you have a teflon bushing kit (from S&S)? I don't have a file of S&S bulletins, but one tip you won't find in any of them is that the fluted reamers may be too dull. This has been my experience and I have heard it from someone else as well. Pianotek sells a fluted reamer kit. That might be a good investment. One other tip: if you find a crooked jack (rubbing against window in rep. lever), you probably can't use the usual method to straighten it without damaging a teflon bushing. (The usual method is to brace the ear of the wippen part of the flange towards which you want to move the jack, and tap the top of the jack with a hammer ((not too hard)). That will bend the pin and move the top of the jack.) Instead, you can prebend a centerpin. The bends need to be at the points where the side surfaces of the jack meet the ears on the wippen. You have to grasp the pin with smooth jawed pliers so as not to damage the pin. After you have inserted the pin and before cutting it, rotate it to center the jack in the window. You can't use the precut pins for this application. Bob Anderson Tucson, AZ P.S. Happy Birthday, Newton!
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