<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   Hi Ed</DIV> <DIV>   I would not recommend no. ones in Ds or other heavy tensio= n scales unless they have plate bushing. I find the D I did with ones has more= pin flex than desired & the tuning is a bit more squirrly than before it was= restrung</DIV> <DIV>  Dale:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Greeting,s<BR>    I use #1 pins on all my rebuilds.&nbs= p; I usually use either factory Steinway <BR>or Bolduc blocks.  Normally, = I use a C bit in the bottom 44 pins and a D bit <BR>in the treble.  Sometimes if the block feels a little tight, I will go to an E <BR>bit,(.2= 50") in the top two octaves, just for ease of tuning.  <BR>Regards,<BR><BR><BR>Ed Foote RPT <BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>