<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Tp the list.</FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>There is no doubt that 90% of pianos = have butt plates, but all the books such as Reblitz, the Guild's PACE series, the = Guild reprints of articles, etc, say nothing about problems with utt plates. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Manufacturing action parts from = unseasoned wood causes a bad problem. When the wood dries completely the hammer wobbles = from side to side because the groove in the butt is greater than the diameter = of the center pin.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>The first thing that you try is = replacing the center pin ! Sometimes you use size 25 or size 26 center pins and the = problem is still there. Other times you see that the bushing cloth is all right and = you ask, "Why ream or burnish the bushing cloth if it is very good and = the center pin is the right size?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>This is the question ==> WHAT = IS A BETTER THING TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT?</FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Rogerio Cunha - IC Member of the = Guild - Rio - Brasil.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>