marking tuning pin holes for drilling.

[Ron Nossaman]

>Rumor has it that the Steinway piano was originally designed that the pin 
>would ride against the plate.  Why not just install tuning pin bushings 
>when restringing a Steinway?  Except on some older models where the tuning 
>pin areas are countersunk, what's the reason not to?
>
>
>David Love


There's no good reason at all not to, and I did just that for years, with 
owner approval. These days, I just ream the plate hole a bit bigger and 
don't install bushings. While I like the feel of bushings, keeping the pin 
off of the plate is the real intent for me, and a denser block (or cap) and 
a larger hole in the plate webbing does that very well.

Ron N