Set preview as default in mountain lion

I've tried using command + i or control click to bring up the get info box to reset open with to preview but I just get a general info box with 5 tabs that do not seem to have this option. I tried uninstalling Schubert but the plug in is not in the library.
I would prefer to return from Schubert to preview in opening PDF's. Where am I going wrong?

Some additional information. By dragging a PDF onto the desktop I was able to see the get info page and Open with: was set to: Preview (default) use this application to open all documents like this one.
So it appears that my issue is with the Safari browser since the PDf's open within the Safari tab when I click on a PDF to open. This is when I get the Schubert plug in.

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