Balwin 6'3"

[Richard Oliver Snelson]

Hello Jon,  No evidence that the old block was ever removed. I had to
break it loose from the frame. It was tightly glued in place plus four
big screws. I knew from turning and lifting the nosebolt that there was
zero threads hold it. I installed the new block yesterday. Piano tension
is down and I set the nosebolt about .005 thousands below the plate and
then tightened the capscrew down.  Is that correct?  
Rich

Jon Page wrote:
> 
> At 09:54 PM 03/25/2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >Nose bolt block was not split.  I found it because after the break I
> >checked. Too late. Turned by hand, holding nothing. It now has a new
> >hard maple block epoxied in place.
> 
> New block. eh.
> 
> So the bolt was removed at some point either in a rebuild or while it was
> strung.
> If it was strung, no tension dropped; that could stress the strut. Was the
> bolt
> reinstalled to the correct height?
> 
> Jon Page,   piano technician
> Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
> mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net
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