Why don't you just get a piece of angle iron, then you would also have rigidity. The original lag bolts are normally close to the top, so I think angle iron would work. You might have to route an indent, so the lid will lie flat. John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 9:18 PM Subject: Re: Upright pinblock question > I put the bolts in from the front, but with a > BUNCH of fender washers under the nut on the back: > lest the nuts/washers get sucked into the wood. > ( Nobody should put an upright right against the wall, > anyway. ) > On a very rare and costly upright I may soon be > working on, I intend to have a 1/8 inch ( at least ) > steelplate made to stretch all the way across the > back, with holes drilled in it, for the bolts to go > through. Not very pretty, but the most stable, > long-lasting solution. ( Should help keep the back > from "cupping", too! ) > > Peace, > G > > > > --- Willem Blees <wimblees at aol.com> wrote: > >> > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >
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