<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 16, = 2004 9:20 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> marking tuning pin = holes for drilling.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><snip><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial = color=#000000 size=2> <DIV><FONT size=3>  </FONT><FONT size=3>  I = always ream out the holes in the plate prior to refinishing the plate to clean out = the old paint & accumulated goop,rust, or excess paint from several spray = can jobs. Also I see no reason why the holes on & Steinway can't be a = bit larger & also a larger hole thereby removes some of the risk = of having pins lean against the plate flange. It bugs me and makes tuning = a bit squirrley.</FONT><FONT size=3>     Dale Erwin = </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>It sure does make the tuning = squirrelly.  There's something else I'd call it, but.......like........I'm a lady.  = ;-)    I'm wrestling with a piano that has exactly = that problem.  The other causes of stiction I've dealt with successfully mostly by = lubing some way or another.  But, since were talking right there at the = pinblock, I haven't dared.  Any thoughts?  Yes, yes, I've already = suggested that it goes in for a new block.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>  = </FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>