<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/30/2007 5:06:22 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, pianotech@nhpianos.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <P>I'm using 3/8" dowel with a 5/8" punching. Also, rather than drilling a shallow hole in the tray and trap lever, I use a roughly 1" square of 1/4" cowhide, with a 5/8" hole drilled through it, on both the tray and lever. I can position these and the new pitman, lined up through the hole through the keybed, until I get the straightest run. Then I mark their positions, remove the pitman and glue the leather blocks in place. An appropriate wedge under the tray acts as a clamp, and I use a spring clamp on the trap lever. Gluing the rough side of the lever with titebond, it dries adequately in a minute or so, and if I should screw something up I figure it will be a lot easier to remove the leather blocks than to un-drill holes in the parts. If you're dealing with an older Steinway with the 5/8" original pitman, it isn't even necessary to drill out the hole through the keybed.<BR></P> <P><BR>- Mark Dierauf<BR></P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>  <STRONG><EM>Mark</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>   Great repair.  I do this the same way.  It's a piece a cake</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Dale</EM></STRONG></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>