<HTML>Esteemed List= Contributors, I would like to thank one and all for their answers to my question. &nbs= p;Not that my question was answered definitively, but I was given good argum= ents to either turn or not turn the pins.  There is obviously no black = and white answer here.  I will re-check the bushings before doing anyth= ing. Whatever I do, I'd better do it well.  The piano belongs to my next= door neighbors.  I'll be checking in over there in about two hours! Thanks again for the answers and suggestions. Dave Stahl In a message dated 12/16/03 7:54:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, Piannaman@= aol.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-= LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> Hi all, I know this is a no-no for long term use, but is turning the front rail = pins likely to do any lasting damage to key mortises?  I've done it bef= ore on old uprights where the cost of new key bushings is double the value o= f the piano. I'm working on a 20 year-old Baldwin 7 footer tomorrow where there is to= o much play in the bushings, yet the bushings are seem to be in good conditi= on.  This would be a stop-gap measure until the clients are ready to sp= ring for a new set of key bushings, which I will try to talk them into. Just wondering, fire extinguisher in hand Dave Stahl </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>