I generally jump two sizes in pin size when repinning to insure a tight fit in the birdseye. Use a straight reamer (-.001" than new pin) for sizing the hole and a burnisher of the same new pin size for friction setting. For example: if a .050 pin is removed, ream to .051 and burnish to ,052; install a .052 pin. Occasionally, the pin can go up one size but not often. If the flange is too loose then replace with a pin which is tight in the birdseye and ream/burnish the bushing to accommodate. I know Pianotek has the reamers and Schaff has the burnishers. A whole set can be repinned in 1.5 hrs. or less. Regards, Jon Page At 08:27 AM 01/23/2001 -0600, you wrote: >I need a refresher course in repinning flanges. If the flange is too >tight , remove the old pin but then do you ream out the pin holes and >then insert a larger pin . What about flanges that are too loose? Its >been quite awhile since doing this and I don't trust my memory. Any info >will be appreciated. >Thanks, Dick Powell Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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