<!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 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Greetings List</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Piano: Fischer upright player (New = York), 1917.  Looking at a rebuild, rewhatever.  Two = questions:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>    1. There are no = tuning pin bushings - the pins go through holes in the plate with very little = clearance between the plate and the pins.  What is the usual procedure for restringing an arrangement like this?  I figure my options are to = either ream the plate and install larger pins or, replace sections of pinblock = behind the plate and string with the original size pins.  Has anyone out = there ever reamed a plate to install bushings?  I'm curious to opinions = on this one.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>    2. For the player = techs: the action is an Otto Higel model K "metalnola".  I have done = a number of player rebuilds, but not one of these.  I am aware that = the die cast valve chambers can suffer from warping/cracking.  From the = outside, the metal looks to be in amazing [good] condition.  Generally, what = is the restorability of these actions?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Thanks in advance</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Stephen Powell RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Auckland, New = Zealand</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>