<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> How do you untwist them?  I just rebushed a set of keys and some of the pins had been twisted.  I wasn't able to untwist any of them.  I didn't have any tools that didn't slip.  Do you know of any tools that work for this?  For that matter, what tool did you use to twist them?  <br> <br> Thanks in advance,<br> az<br> <div class="moz-signature"><br> <img moz-do-not-send="true" src="file:///C:%5CDocuments%20and%20Settings%5Cazilk%5CMy%20Documents%5CPiano%20Tech%5CAZP-email-sig.gif" border="0"></div> <br> <br> Porritt, David wrote: <blockquote cite="mid775EC5882A29A34DBC4F95D80DDF61FE052789D3@s31xe5.systems.smu.edu" type="cite"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; "> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <title>Light fixtures</title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> <style>  </style></o:SmartTagType></o:SmartTagType> <div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You’re not missing anything.  That’s the reason the front rail pins are oblong and now round.  Replacing the bushings is a better solution but in a pinch I’ve turned quite a few!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">dp<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">David M. Porritt</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <hr tabindex="-1" align="center" size="2" width="100%"></span></font></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Tom Sivak<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, June 22, 2006 10:31 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> pianotech<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> twisting front rail key pins</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">List<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <br> I've always been told, "Don't twist the front key pins to eliminate side motion on keys that have the key bushings worn out."  And I've always accepted that.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Last week I was at a composer/friend's house.  He has a 1930s Kimball grand, really worn out.  I did a full regulation on the piano, and he didn't want to pay for new key bushings, so I twisted them, and the difference is wonderful.  No side play on the keys, feels like a million bucks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Now I understand it would be unethical to do that to a piano and then sell it, hiding a problem, but what's wrong with improving the play of a piano by doing the same?  Sure, it may accelerate wear on the bushings, but the bushings are worn out now!  They need replacing already.  All this does is extend the deadline and make the piano play much better until D Day comes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Am I missing something?  What's the down side to this?<br> <br> Tom Sivak<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Chicago</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> </blockquote> </body> </html>