<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond Bold"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff><BR>You still have a lot of pinblock for the tuning pin to go into.   You could also consider an easier way out, put in 2 plate bushings to bring it up to the level of the plate and pound in the tuning pin...if it the pin is tight, you're in business...it is your piano...;-]  <BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Samuel Choy" <SAM@SCPIANOSERVICE.COM><BR>To: "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 5/20/2006 8:09:11 AM<BR>Subject: Stupid newbee!!! Stupid! Stupid!<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ok, I know this was a stupid thing to do and I'm glad that it was on my piano and not on someone else's.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The plate bushings looked horrible, so I decided to drill them out and replace them. On one, though, I drilled too far and went about 1/2 inch into the pin block. After that happened, removed the pin block and wished there was a way to kick myself before I continued.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>So now I have to figure out what to do about this oversize hole I made where the pin should go. I'm hoping that the block isn't ruined, because the rest of it looks like it's in really good shape.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm thinking about gluing a plate bushing in the large hole. That's the only thing I can think of right now. Any ideas?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Please don't yell at me, I yelled at myself already.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sam Choy</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></FONT> </DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>