Wim, because the piano was made in 1924 and I didn't know if it had been replaced. I didn't expect to find the block/wood in such good shape. The pins were all tight enough to hold a tune, but a little uneven. I would like to drill to even out the hole size as was suggested by the other replies to my post. I've never used pin driving fluid, but I think it would be something to consider here. David, if you could go a little more in depth about your fluid, I think I'd like to give it a try. Al From: wimblees at aol.com Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 2:29 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Restringing with original pinblock Al Why did you think you needed to replace the block in the first place? Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician 94-505 Kealakaa Str. Mililani, Oahu, HI 96789 808-349-2943 www.Bleespiano.com Author of: The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com -----Original Message----- From: Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Fri, Oct 16, 2009 8:10 am Subject: [pianotech] Restringing with original pinblock Hi All, I'm restringing a Chickering grand and was prepared to replace the pinblock. I removed the plate and the pinblock is in great condition. Nice white wood, no cracks or separation, so I have decided keep the existing block. I removed 2/0 tuning pins. I'm looking for suggestions as to pinblock preparation. Ream/drill and go up to 4/0, or just wire brush and use 3/0? Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. I'm also open to any other suggestions. Al -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091016/59d682e9/attachment.htm>
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