<HTML> In a message dated 11/13/03 12:15:54 PM, anrebe@zianet.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE CITE STYLE="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">I was seriously think= ing of replacing the tuning pins with longer and fatter ones. I am interested in comments regarding this. Should the ho= le be drilled out to remove damaged wood fiber? If so, how much smaller than= the tuning pin should the drill bit diameter be? After getting them in an= d bringing the strings up to tune should I hammer them in so they are even? (It is still hard for me to predict height after stringing and tuni= ng.) </BLOCKQUOTE> If there is some clearence from bottom of coil and plate/bushing, try to pop= dem down further into the block. Try a rock hammer. Torque values go 20%-50= % higher. If way lucky pins are tapered. If you repin try same length and tw= o sizes larger since you lose some hole diameter in reaming action just pull= ing the old pin. Same for hammering in new pin so no need to ream otherwise.= Glenn C.</HTML>