Drying pinblock before stringing

[Ken Jankura]

Which is probably why it usually takes years to be further damaged enough by
EMC changes and pin forces to be noticed?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@cox.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: Drying pinblock before stringing


>
> >  Drying the block down too much would not be good as it may
> >start the process of compression set around the pin faster than it will
> >occur normally.
>
> Hi Ken,
> Just installing a pin in any block compresses the wood far beyond it's
> fiber stress proportional limit. In other words, the hole won't spring
back
> to it's original diameter if the pin is removed immediately after driving.
>
> Ron N
>
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