[pianotech] Plugging a pinblock

[John Ross]

I attended a class at one convention, and plugging was demonstrated.
Because of the pin closeness, and it being an open-faced block, every second 
row was done. When it had dried the other row was done. So in drilling the 
second row, it actually used part of the first plug as part of it's hole.
So the intersection is of no consequence. I would use the 1/2" plugs.
John Ross
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clark Sprague" <CSPRAGUE4 at woh.rr.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 11:57 PM
Subject: [pianotech] Plugging a pinblock


Hi, all.  I am wondering if anyone who has plugged a pinblock will chime in
on this.  I looked at the proposed victim today, and wondered about this
question:  should I use a mixture of 3/8 and 1/2 inch plugs?   The low
tenor, especially, seems that if you used 1/2 inch plugs, there would be
places where the glue lines would intersect with where the adjacent tuning
pin would go, or at least very close.  Does this make any difference?

Clark A. Sprague, RPT