<HTML>In a message dated 6/12/0= 3 5:01:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time, donmannino@attbi.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px so= lid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">So, what do you= mean by an unyielding birds-eye?  I am amazed at the assumptions peopl= e make.  I guess you haven't been to my action centers class yet . . .<= /FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> Don, I think people make these assumptions out of a (justified) fear of snapp= ing small parts, and having a finite amount of time to repair/replace them b= efore 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 l= earn in somebody's home.   I haven't been to your class either, though I would like to attend. &nbs= p; Dave Stahl <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px so= lid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> An ABS birds-eye is much, much more yielding than a wood one.  I ha= ve taken out #21 pins from Kawai parts and replaced them with #26 just to tr= y 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 ma= kes 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 wil= l still be tight. </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>