Hi Mark I've don't it on site a couple of times, It is a lot easier doing it in a workshop environment. I did them on site for cost reasons, the first one I did on site was for practical reasons as well, as it was a huge German pianola on the thrid floor of a block of flats and it would have cost more to move it than repair it. I find a good source of season hard wood are old School chairs and tables you can pick them up from Schools from next to nothing. The ones I favour most, are the old bench type School desks and the lids are about one and a quarter inches thiick and quarter sawn, seasoned for about thirty years in a dry School room you can't go wrong. You are right the orientation of the grain is very important. Take care, Barrie. In article <970108115201_1157379466@emout05.mail.aol.com>, RPSPIANO@aol.com writes >Barrie, >This is a very nice repair that works well, I have never >done it on site, always seemed an easier shop job. >Important to orient grain of insert horizontal not >to end grain. Good post. > >Mark Ritchie RPT >Cols, OH >In a message dated 97-01-07 14:45:00 EST, you write: > ><< > First take a rubbing of all pins, then release the tension of the base > strings in the effected area, not necessary to release the tension on -- Barrie Heaton | Be Environmentally Friendly URL: http://www.airtime.co.uk/forte/piano.htm | To Your Neighbour The UK PIano Page | pgp key on request | HAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED
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