---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 5/25/02 1:29:33 PM !!!First Boot!!!, jurjens@tpg.com.au writes: > Won't shimming or larger pins make a crack spread wider, making the problem > worse? > > Is this why glue may be better? > > Is glue only useful for a cracked plank? Or also for enlarged holes? > > Scott > > > It is my opinion that you cannot permanently fix a cracked pin block. You can slow it down, and you can temporarily keep the pins from slipping. But the only permanent solution to a cracked pinblock is a new one. The only exception to that is if you epoxy the entire block. But that procedure should only be done in extreme situations, like a mortised in block. Wim ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/75/16/38/87/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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