<html> At 10:06 AM 5/27/99 -0400, you wrote: >List: > >Let us get something curved here (as opposed to straight). > >Front key pins are oval, almost.  The two sides have a constant radii >which means that, within certain limits, the interface area between >the radii of both sides and a bushing remains constant, but relocated >fore and aft.  > >This means that the contact surface will remain constant irrespective >of the angle of the pin until the termination of the side radii. > >It is an old wives tale promulgated by lack of fore thought and >undelineated parameters. > >Like any technical solution there are appropriate and inappropriate >application approaches. > >In simpler words: You can turn key pins with no ill effect if done so >thoughtfully and carefully.  We are technicians, be an intelligent >one. > ><x-tab>       </x-tab><x-tab>        </x-tab>Newton > Didn't Barrie find this as one of Erard's patents for the purpose of taking up slack? Me thinks 'tis true <div>Jon Page,  Harwich Port,  Cape Cod,  Mass.  <a href="mailto:jpage@capecod.net" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jpage@capecod.net</a></div> <div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div> </html>