Two cents worth...  I agree totally with D. L. Bullock [000209 MMD].
I've been doing the loose pin shuffle for quite awhile now.  Most
customers can't see putting the bucks in for re-stringing and pinblock
repairs.  I do a lot of either pin shimming (using those metal sleeves
from Schaff: they _do_ work), or going two sizes larger.

Sometimes ya gotta do what the customers want, instead of your own
better judgment.  They're the boss!  : )

Dan Armstrong
Armstrong Piano Tuning & Repair
Pine River, MN