<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial>You're too much Ron. I = love it!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>IMHO, turning the front rail pins is a BS repair = on a piano like this - even temporarily. Tell them the solution is to replace = the bushings and let them decide the next step.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>If you turn them and the next player sits down = and feels the excessive friction immediately, and a year later feels the excessive = play in the key, it will be you that is labeled the perpetrator of = this hack repair job.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Ron Nossaman" <</FONT><A href="mailto:RNossaman@cox.net"><FONT face=Arial size=2>RNossaman@cox.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Pianotech" <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 11:36 PM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: turning front rail = pins....always a no-no?</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2>> <BR>> >I know this is a no-no for long term use, but = is turning the front rail <BR>> >pins likely to do any lasting damage = to key mortises?<BR>> <BR>> Nope, particularly not from your description = of the condition of the <BR>> bushings. The most likely problem is that it = will work well enough that you <BR>> can't sell them the bushing job after = all.<BR>> <BR>> Ron N<BR></FONT></BODY></HTML>