<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  Hi Bill</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>   Comments below and all = your questions and thoughts have merit.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:Billbrpt@AOL.COM" = title=Billbrpt@AOL.COM>Billbrpt@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 11, 2001 8:33 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: Ditch the tuning pin bushings</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a message = dated 5/11/01 10:01:52 AM Central Daylight Time,     <BR><A href="mailto:Erwinpiano@email.msn.com">Erwinpiano@email.msn.com</A> = (Erwinpiano) writes: <BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">My solution was to fully fit the block with a good plate = fange contact <BR>and eliminate the bushing.  The piano tunes like a dream(Bolduc block)yeah <BR>baby. Enough said? <BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV></FONT><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial lang=0 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Back in the late 1070's and early 1980's when I = was interested in the <BR>rebuilding end of the business, many people were = putting plate bushings in <BR>Steinways.  The word from Steinway at the = time (and probably still is) was <BR>exactly the same reasoning that you put forth = here, Dale. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial lang=0 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial lang=0 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">       Dittos to the = stwy argument Bill<BR><BR>My only question about that is how far the tuning = pin coil ended up being <BR>from the top of the pinblock.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial lang=0 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>       This is an = obvious concern but it's interesting that I still haven't found it to be much of = an inhibitor to getting the ppiano to STAY in tune.  Also just tap = them in till your happy with the height and retune(Iv'e done this a few times)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial lang=0 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">  In some cases, it seems to me, the lack = of a <BR>plate bushing really creates a bad "flagpole" effect.  Couldn't = a well fitted <BR>pinblock *and* good, hard maple plate bushings make an even = better <BR>arrangement than simply one or the other? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial lang=0 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial lang=0 size=3 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">  Yes but would it be overkill or just possibly a caddilac feature the does = give a bit smoother drive.<BR><BR>What's your and any others opinion on that, = please? <BR><BR></FONT><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial lang=0 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Bill Bremmer RPT <BR>Madison, Wisconsin</FONT> </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>