<!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 6.00.2800.1498" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cy asked: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>Is it OK to give a few taps to a loose tuning pin without pulling the = =<BR>action and supporting the block?"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cy,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>IMMHO......NO! Not NO, HELL NO!<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Having said that, there are probably = those who will disagree, but I remain adamant. Shimming or CA is the appropriate = technique. Tapping tuning pins is an archaic technique that should have been = shelved when tapered tuning pins were no longer used, IMO. The most important part of = the tuning pin, in regards to tightness, is the top surface contact, not the = bottom. (Think about exposed pinblocks.....why do they tune so nice? Because the = t.p. doesn't flag pole so much and because it is tight at the top of the t.p.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>nuff said.<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>