> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 16:42:45 -0700 > From: Mark Story <mstory@ewu.edu> > Subject: Re: 3/4 plate vertical pinblock problems. > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Reply-to: pianotech@ptg.org Hi Mark... What is the best way to remove the sides of the case? David ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA > Hi Greg, > > You're not going to want to hear this, but I think you're going to have to > pull the plate. The hard part is already done - destringing. There's > really not much more to pulling the plate. This is assuming that you have > removed the sides of the piano before this point. This is really the only > practical way to do a complete pinblock replacement on an upright. It's > not as difficult and radical as it seems at first. This is how they are > built in the first place. I have completed pinblock replacement on > uprights both with and without removing the sides - I much prefer the > former. Actually, I only sectioned the pinblock without removing the > sides. You really need to remove the sides and plate to do a complete, > thorough pinblock replacement - for reasons that you have already > discovered, among others. > > If you need to use epoxy to re-bed the new block, be extra careful that you > use high quality, fresh epoxy. You want to be certain that it hardens > correctly. I learned this the hard way. :^( > > Mark Story, RPT > Eastern Washington University > mstory@ewu.edu > > > pinblock to fit this which is no problem, but how do I get the soundboard > > re-fastened so that it doesn't rattle up against the bottom of the plate? > > > I don't want pull the plate! Also, when I finally got the pinblock out > > (literally in splinters) the back also suffered some deep (1/4 " to 1/2 > ") > > gouges. What is the best way to re-glue the new block? I have heard of > > using marine epoxy because it fills, but should I fill as much of the > gouged > > wood with something prior to installing the block? Any suggestions would > be > > helpful, welcome and definitely appreciated. (i.e. HELP!!) > > > > Thanks in Advance > > Greg Torres > > Tunapiana@aol.com > > > > ilvey Pacifica, CA ilvey@a.crl.com
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