Cracked Pin Block?

[Farrell]

Pins don't usually disapear! Is there any evidence of little termite munchkins in the block? I have an old Knabe upright with a solid maple pinblock that probably weighs about three pound - the rest has been eaten!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William R. Monroe" <pianowrmonroe@hotmail.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 7:11 PM
Subject: Cracked Pin Block?


Hi all,

I tuned a 1900 Kroeger "Upright Grand" [giggle] today.  Very loose tuning pins.  Tried tapping to see if that had any effect.  Helped on a couple.  Then - Ooops, where'd you go?  I tapped one in and it sunk nearly to the winding on the pin.  And, the string required probably a full turn or more to bring it back up to pitch (this was in the tenor).  Again, many loose pins in this "instrument", and am curious what you all would think the culprit is.  Also, if it were a cracked pinblock, how would you know for certain?

Thanks,

William R. Monroe
PTG Associate
Salt Lake City, UT