<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3019.2500" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=780173305-29092000>If = anyone isn't using the "Don Mannino" style straight reamers (available from Schaff) = you don't know what your missing.  I only wish they would go up to a 23 = center pin...I know I should rebush but occassionally...</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=780173305-29092000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=780173305-29092000>David, = the repinning fool, Ilvedson</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=780173305-29092000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=780173305-29092000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Donald Mannino<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 28, 2000 7:13 = PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Steinway bushings<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT size=3>Don (what a great = name!),<BR><BR>That they seized up doesn't mean the Protec was the cause.  it just = means it didn't work to prevent it.<BR><BR>Reaming and repinning will take care = of it.  Be accurate, be consistent - it makes a world of difference in = the touch, and the tone will likely improve, too!<BR><BR>Don Mannino RPT<BR><BR><BR>At 07:37 AM 9/28/00 -0400, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">To the List - A fellow colleague proteked = the hammer and whippen flanges of a <BR>new Steinway only to have them = completely seize up resulting in the need to <BR>repin the whole darn = works.  So.....is the bushing cloth used on these <BR>instruments treated with = Emeralon which reacts adversely to Protek?  I myself <BR>have = used Protek on older S&S pianos here and there with good results.<BR><BR>Don = Bee, RPT<BR>Chicago Chapter </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>