> Am I missing something? Why and when is it necessary to change hitch > pins in a cast iron plate unless they have been broken or damaged. David said it was for cosmetic reasons, which is reason enough. It's his shop, so it's his call. The alternative is either masking each hitch, and cleaning up afterward, which strikes me as not a very entertaining way to grow old, or gold hitches that chip when the piano's strung. How do you do it on all those hundreds of plates? Ron N
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