At 18:01 -0400 18/3/08, A440A at aol.com wrote: >JD writes: ><< I can't imagine ever wanting to _ream_ a balance hole. If I find >them too tight I just ease them a little with a smooth awl. >> > > Um, do you do this from the bottom of the key, upwards? Yes. Now answer me this : The picture below shows keys from grand pianos by three excellent makers. In all of them the lowest contact with the balance pin is made over 1mm from the bottom suface of the key. Why? JD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080320/76338e79/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: balance-holes.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 80702 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080320/76338e79/attachment-0001.jpg
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