rebuild with pinblock plugs

[Sgwcf@AOL.COM]

I have been using pinblock plugs when needed for over 15 years. No problems 
yet. The tuner can't tell from new block. I use 1/2 inch plugs made of 
delignet that I cut myself. I use epoxy to put them in place. The reason I 
only do this sometimes is that the procedure takes longer than making a new 
block. Usually I reserve the plugs for Chickering 4-part blocks, uprights, 
and mortised blocks. I often drill these out in the piano, especially the 
blocks that I don't remove! if the pinblock is full of sawdust, delaminating, 
or has other prohibitive structural weaknesses, make a new block. I only do 
it to save time.
Steve Ganz RPT