<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3395" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Pat,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Since you are not interested in conjecture, I will offer none. I agree with you regarding "reamers" - my experience with them are consistent with yours. What caught my attention though is your mention of a "green" pinblock. What is that?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>What? A C3 on a cruise ship needing restringing? What's next!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hey, no one else responded to your post - thought I'd keep you company some.......  ;-)</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=cclpianos@aol.com href="mailto:cclpianos@aol.com">cclpianos@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 31, 2008 9:50 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> "Reeming tuning pin holes</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I am a PTG tech for over 25 years. I have rebuilt and restored several hundred fine quality pianos.  <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Question for those who have similar experience. I have a 15 year old Yamaha C3 needing a full restringing. Currently the pin sizes are 2/0 in the bass and the original 0/0 in the tenor and treble. (It's a piano bar) I would like to know if any of you have ever reamed the PB with a letter "I" drill bit. I am not a fan of the "reamers" sold by the supply houses as they perform poorly on "green" PB's. Your experiences please, not conjecture.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Patrick</DIV> <DIV class=aol_ad_footer id=u8CAD9879ADB3F3A-14EC-430F><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> <A title=http://mapquest.com/toolbar?ncid=mpqmap00050000000010 href="http://mapquest.com/toolbar?ncid=mpqmap00050000000010" target=_blank>Get the MapQuest Toolbar</A>. Directions, Traffic, Gas Prices & More!</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>