<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type = content=text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY text=#000000 bgColor=#ccccff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Joe,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well yes, and perhaps, no. I not sure = you are understanding exactly what Jurgen is doing (or maybe I'm not = understanding you!). The rods <EM><U>ARE</U></EM> the center pins. The one end is = filed rough and serves as the broach, the next section of rod/pin is used to burnish = the bushing, then the flange is assembled with the shank (or whatever) = on the long rod and the rod is then cut flush with the outside of = the flange. He does not use the little ready-made 3/4" long center pins that the = supply houses sell.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The long length of the rod make for a = very efficient burnishing tool.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.farrellpiano.com">www.farrellpiano.com</A></FONT></DIV= > <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Jurgen, that is similar to what we = do here except the broaches are much shorter making it easier to fit in the = tuners kit. Are your rods made of brass or steel?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose = Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A = href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FO= NT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><BR>Jurgen, <BR><BR>If you're = talking about what I "think" you are, the Rappaports beat you to <BR>the punch = years ago! They've given classes on it at the conventions. </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>