I agree with Jon here. Blocks in other pianos are a lot easier/more simple to do. BUT because the M&H is in your shop, I would highly recommend paying an experienced rebuilder to do the work with you in your shop. THE way to go. Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Page" <jonpage@mediaone.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 8:27 AM Subject: Re: My first pinblock and it's a Mason & Hamlin !!!!! > At 11:18 PM 01/08/2001 -0500, you wrote: > >In a message dated 01/08/01 10:38:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, > >Wimblees@AOL.COM writes: > > > ><< > > Was you first tuning on Mason & Hamlin B, much less a A, or even a > > Steinway? > > My suggestion would be to buy a very cheap grand, that is ready for the > > junk > > yard, and do a pin block for it, before you tackle the M&H B. > > >> > > > >Thanks for the advice but it's sitting in my shop. Is it doweled? If so, how > >many and approximately where? Thanks......................dy > > > If you can't find them, leave it alone. > > The dowels would be on the ends of the block, maybe screws. > I don't think there are dowels in the stretcher. I don't think M&H > dowel'd that section but I fit new blocks tight all around. > > Pick on something else, don't let a Mason & Hamlin be your first attempt > because when you're done you are going to say, "The next one will be better". > Make mistakes on something else. > > Practice first ! > > A while ago I was gearing up my shop, I had been out of 'rebuilding' with > full time tuning, > I had not installed a block or restrung for over five years. I did not > resume on premium pianos, > but a few lesser makes to get back in the swing of things. > > I can not stress this enough. > > Regards, > > > Jon Page, piano technician > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. > mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >
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