>With hardwood dowels, you're back to the main problem of plate bushings: >you're working with end grain rather than cross grain. I never expected anything different from bushings. I'm not looking for any torque boost from them. Just a little flagpole support and keeping the pin off of the plate has always been enough for me, so a bushed plate always feels better to me than open holes. Not as nice as open face, naturally. >Cross grain is far >more stable and less prone to crushing, etc. It WILL give a markedly better >tuning pin feel! >Best Regards, >Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) It's certainly worth a try. Ron N
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