[CAUT] reaming prior to oversize pins?

[Ron Nossaman]

McNeilTom at aol.com wrote:

> (2) If the pinblock is weak, or the soundboard and bridges need work, 
> the plate is going to come out of the piano.  At that point, I see it as 
> about a day's work to make and install a new one.  It would take a 
> peculiar set of circumstances for me not to do so.  The piano would then 
> be ready for another half-century or so.

Good points all, Tom, but it's also often possible to pull the 
plate for bridge work and such without pulling the pins, if 
torque is still acceptable.
Ron N