Cracked Pin Block?

[Keith Roberts]

At the national convention, one guy had three different levels of repair.
Glycerin and alcohol, 50/50, Sand paper the pin, Fill hole with 5 min epoxy.
The epoxy made the pin slightly jumpy but wasn't bad. I would think this
would work as the longest lasting ( how long ..?) repair for a pinblock that
is disintegrating. File a relief groove with a small triangular file in the
side of the hole for pinblocks that aren't drilled completely through.
Keith R
CA glue is getting raved about as a pin tightner, if that's all you need.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: William R. Monroe <pianowrmonroe@hotmail.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 11:50 AM
> Subject: Re: Cracked Pin Block?
>
>
> > No, no noticeable sawdust looking stuff, just nothing holding the pin.
> The
> > worst ones were not in any line either, kind of spread out all over.
The
> > piano is in pretty poor shape aside from the pinblock issues.  My
thoughts
> > tend to lean toward replacing it.  Any reason to hold out any hope for
> > making it serviceable?
> >
> > William R. Monroe
> > PTG Associate
> > Salt Lake City, UT
>
>     Not if it's it pretty poor shape.  I always figure:  if you've got a
> good plate, good soundboard & bridges (decent crown, tone, and sustain; no
> major cracks), and a good pinblock, the rest is worth restoring, even if
it
> needs refinishing, new hammers & dampers, key rebushing, etc.  But without
> those three major structural components, especially on an upright, it's
> usually not worth it unless you're going for a total
>          --David Nereson, RPT, Denver
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