<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Lorenzo, </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">You might be surprised how the bushings will accept a larger pin, particularly if they are in the plate webbing hole. You might try some and see it they hold up without splitting out.   Someone recommended soaking them in a solution (maybe it was pin driving fluid).  I have drilled them out a little once they were in the plate.  </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">But they have to be fitting the plate nice and tight or they'll just spin.</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Bob Hull<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Lorenzo Lacovara <Lacovara@msn.com><BR>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 10:36:11 PM<BR>Subject: Tuning pin bushings<BR><BR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am restringing a Bush & gerts grand from 1923. The pins were fairly  tight so I am going up to 3s from the existing 2s. I want to use wood bushings for esthetic reasons but even the 3s seem too large for the two sizes I bought from Schaff, Do they compress ? are there any available with larger center holes ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>LORENZO LACOVARA</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Piano Exchange<BR>BUY  SELL  TUNING  REPAIRS<BR>Hoffman Town Square<BR>2225 Wyoming NE<BR>Albuquerque, NM 87110</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(505) 710-9643</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><BR></DIV></div><br> <hr size=1>Looking for last minute shopping deals? <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51734/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping"> Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.</a></body></html>