<html> <body> Barbara -   Look up "Floating Pitman". David Skolnik At 04:12 PM 5/16/2005 -0500, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi list,   If you ever want to find out how much changes in the field of piano technology, just take a nice long leave.  When you come back you will find that some things which were very "fashionable" have gone by the wayside, or worse, find out that a one time favored method or whatever is actually considered harmful.  (Sort of makes me think of a very funny scene in Woody Allen's film, Sleeper.)   Anyway, speaking of damper systems and trapwork--when I first started in the business, I was told by John Ford (!), to remove the pitman, drill a little hole in the end to insert a center pin (a small bit of the sharp side protruding).  This would keep the pitman in place and eliminate noise.  Since I've come back to work, I've read that folks make the hole in the keybed larger.  So, is it a toss up, or did I horribly damage all those pianos where I inserted the center pin?     Anxiously awaiting enlightenment!    :-)   Barbara Richmond </blockquote></body> </html>