<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY> Dave: If you're trying to bend the front pins to space= the keys, it does take some force.  Years ago I heated and= bent my key spacing tool to a letter "L" so I can put force into= it more easily.  If you want I'll send you a picture. dave __________________________________________ David M. Porritt, RPT Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275   ----- Original message= ----------------------------------------> From: <<A= href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A>> To:= <<A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> Rec= eived: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 00:59:12 EST Subject: Turning front= rail pins...the follow-up Hi all, Thanks again for all of the= advice.  Great arguments pro and con.  Turns out that= the keys have a little side to side play, but not as much as I'd= previously thought.  What it does have, though, is an= unevenly spaced keyboard.  Perhaps that made me think the= bushings were funky, and my memory, not being what it once was,= was faulty.   But now I'm having one helluva time= trying to budge these puppies with my combination handle key= spacing tool.  Does anybody make a combination T-handle?= Guy Nichols' tool with the T handle sounds like a great= idea.   Dave Stahl= </BODY></HTML>