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<DIV>You don't have to drill out the plate.</DIV>
<DIV>You just use the smaller plug, and then put in a new bushing, and a =
00/2
pin.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia.<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>=
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<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> Monday, February 18, 2002 =
7:46
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Was shim pins/now =
crack
options</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
2/18/02 5:09:40 PM Central Standard Time, <A
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A> =
writes:
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TYPE="CITE">If there are cracks and it appears a shim may not hold =
well,
perhaps the thing to consider is a plug and drill for the original =
size pin.
Not really very difficult to do at all and very long lasting. =
<BR><BR>Terry
Farrell <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Terry <BR><BR>Plugs are good if the =
plate has
been removed. The repair we are talking about is with the plate =
still in
the piano. Even if there is a plate bushing, the diameter of the plug =
will not
be big enough to then also drill a hole for the tuning pin, (unless =
you first
drill out the plate and that will be even more work, and is not =
warranted for
this kind of repair.) <BR><BR>Wim</FONT> =
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