<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>DIV { MARGIN: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16674" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fellows,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks for your responses!  I think the tool is a little over priced considering its function.  Thanks again.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shawn Brock, RPT</FONT></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=emailforjc@yahoo.com href="mailto:emailforjc@yahoo.com">Jerry Cohen</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 15, 2008 10:49 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Renner bushing cloth calibration tool?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> <P>You can do the same thing with a cheap drill bit gague. The holes are already drilled for you.</P> <P>The accuracy of the gague does not matter for this. Just find a hole where the cloth is a tight fit. Run the cloth through that hole several times.</P> <P>Then check the fit through the flange.</P> <P> </P> <P>Jerry Cohen, RPT</P> <P>NJ Chapter</P> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><BR><BR> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Scott Jackson <ScottWayneJackson@hotmail.com><BR>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 8:27:08 PM<BR>Subject: RE: Renner bushing cloth calibration tool?<BR><BR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><SPAN class=921291400-16062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Shawn,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=921291400-16062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Your wifes description is perfect. It doesn't help the pin fit the felt; it helps the cloth fit the hole in the flange. To make it yourself, you need a scrap of steel, brass or aluminium, and a set of drill bits. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=921291400-16062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=921291400-16062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Why the high price? Well, maybe they are high precision holes, and it does have a handle!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=921291400-16062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=921291400-16062008><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=921291400-16062008> </SPAN>tool?  From my Wife's description of the picture in the Renner catalog, she tells me that it has 3 holes in it and is mounted in a handle.  This don't tell me much...  I'm just wondering about how the tool works.  Does it cut down on the need to ream?  It seems a little high in price if it don't.  Or maybe I just don't understand anything about the product...  </FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>