<html> Dave, Thanks for your reply.  You are right, of course - I have been working with the Kawai actions for a while no, and tend to forget that there are still lots of 'high-risk' actions around that need to be handled carefully! Don Mannino At 10:09 AM 6/12/2003 -0400, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>In a message dated 6/12/03 5:01:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time, donmannino@attbi.com writes: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>So, what do you mean by an unyielding birds-eye?  I am amazed at the assumptions people make.  I guess you haven't been to my action centers class yet . . .</blockquote> Don, I think people make these assumptions out of a (justified) fear of snapping small parts, and having a finite amount of time to repair/replace them before moving onto the next service call(on time).  The ABS sounds more flexible than wood, but if it wasn't, it would not be a lesson I'd want to learn in somebody's home.   I haven't been to your class either, though I would like to attend.   Dave Stahl <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite> An ABS birds-eye is much, much more yielding than a wood one.  I have taken out #21 pins from Kawai parts and replaced them with #26 just to try it.  It is a little hard to push it in, but there is very little risk of breaking the part. The ABS is so durable especially because of the 'B' - Butadene, which makes the material quite, well, rubbery.  You can sometimes push through a larger pin, then go back a 1/2 size again if you made a mistake and it will still be tight. </blockquote> </blockquote></html>