Drying pinblock before stringing

[gordon stelter]

Nope. Its just what holes in wood do, as the fiber
around them contracts from lack of moisure. 
( Been eating those flowers, again Bambi? )
     Thumper

--- Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
wrote:
> 
> 
> > Thump wrote:
> >
> >  > I keep my "Stringing Parlor" at about 32% RH
> with a
> >  > Kenmore dehumidifier, which expels through a
> hose and
> >  > a hole I drilled through the wall. My theory is
> to pin
> >  > with the block nice and dry, so humidity will
> later
> >  > swell it and make better grip. Might cut down
> on fiber
> >  > damage to the holes as pins are driven, too, as
> the
> >  > holes should expand when the block is so dried
> out.
> 
> Hey Thumpy... just out of curiosity... have you ever
> run any kind of a check to
> make sure the holes actually DO exand when the block
> is dried ??... are you
> suurrree that they dont actually shrink ?
> 
> Bambi
> 
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> UiB, Bergen, Norway
> mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
> 
> 
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