Yes, I have the Onesti system. Very well made and excellent results. William R. Monroe On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 1:50 PM, John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> wrote: > There was a system sold by a Ralph Onesti I think. > It had pins to get the correct size, and special cutters that fitted over > the pins, so that the centering was correct > Then he also sold inserts, that fitted in the cutout. They could be > oriented so the grain was correctly oriented. > It was a fairly expensive system, and the only one I remember using it was > someone in a University situation, where the cost wasn't his. > He said it worked very well. > John Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia > > On 20-Apr-10, at 1:11 PM, Ryan Sowers wrote: > > Yes, Schaff sells the kit. The problem is the fiber washers are junk: loose > AND too hard. The boring device works well, so if you can make your own > wooden inserts it might be a good way to go. > > On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 2:34 AM, Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner < > justpianos at our.net.au> wrote: > >> John, >> Doesn't somebody produce a repair kit for balance holes. >> A router-type drill bit and wooden washer/insert? >> Heard of it? >> >> > >> > > > -- > Ryan Sowers, RPT > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100420/d4d8c160/attachment.htm>
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