<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 = transitional//en"> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Hi Robert,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thank you for the reply.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I have been using a standard = electric Black & Decker 3/8" vsr hand drill.  I've also used a cordless = drill at times which would have been quite a bit slower.  Actually, the = slower one did a little better, but the B&D was a $29 K-mart special, and the = cordless was a $179 Bosch.  Perhaps not a good match quality = wise.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I'm not familiar with the Fordom high-speed = unit.  Is it something like a Dremel tool with a drill bit attached?  I can't = say that I've ever seen one.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Brian Trout</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: = 5px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original = Message-----</B><BR><B>From: </B>Robert Goodale <<A href="mailto:rrg@nevada.edu">rrg@nevada.edu</A>><BR><B>To: = </B><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> <<A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR><B>Date: </B>Sunday, June 13, 1999 11:03 AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: Fine = points of drilling bridges<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>What kind of drill are you = using? (i.e. electric hand drill?)  May I suggest using a Fordom high-speed = unit with a long flex cable.  The speed will be to your advantage in = piloting the hole. <P>Rob Goodale, RPT <BR>  <BR>  <P> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>