Center Pin

[John Ross]

Sometimes, I will insert a smaller pin, then 'follow' it. This helps to keep the flange in alignment, and will lessen the chance of pushing one bushing out, due to a small misalignment.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Driscoll 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 10:00 PM
  Subject: Re: Center Pin


  Matthew,
  You can feel the birdseye with the pin in your fingers.Once I find the center of the hole I use the popular inserter-extracter tool to push the pin into the birdseye then take care to keep the other bushing in line with the pin as I SLOWLY push the pin through. Clip with a good set of flush cutters and done.I choose not to file the cut end but others may advise different.
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  Best wishes,

  Tom Driscoll
      p.s.  no vicegrips IMHO

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Matthew Todd 
    To: pianotech at ptg.org 
    Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 7:45 PM
    Subject: Center Pin


    What is the best way to hold a center pin while you get it started to push it through the hole?

    Matthew
 John M.Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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