-----Original Message----- From: Larry Fisher RPT The old front rail pins are .146 and new from the factory are .128 The old front rail pins are longer by a quarter inch or so and the bottom of the replacements are fatter. I can get .146 replacements with the fatter bottoms and drill out the keyframe to accommodate but is there an easier way?? If I do drill out the keyframe, what size drill do I use?? ..... like 10 thousands smaller or some such thing?? Greetings, I think the WNG pins, coated with aluminum oxide, would be the way to go. They have both lengths. If you are drilling the holes out anyway, go ahead and drill for the inserts and install the lowest friction pins on the market. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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