In a message dated 96-11-27 15:30:55 EST, Jim Bryant wrote: << Practically speaking, if you use 5/16" carriage bolts in your repair you can use almost any type of glue. >> I have repaired dozens of split pinblocks in the last 15 years. I finally got tired of trying to find bolts of exactly the right length, and of the right hardness. Fastener Supply houses have 3/8" _heat_treated_threaded_rod_ available. I have them cut it to 6' length, and then cut it myself to exact length with a bimetal hacksaw. A cap nut goes on the outside of the piano and looks nice. I guess I liked carriage bolts enough, but some pinblocks are just too thick. For glue, I use titebond. I once saw a newer console with a well split pnblock. Some idiot had bolted it up and used PVC-E to glue it. The wonderful thing about PVC-E is that it never gets hard and can give after it is set. NOT the best for a pinblock. Second pinblock story: I got called to tune for the local college's musical artist in residence. An absolutely phunky old upright painted several shades of blue awaited me. Opening up the lid, I cound see a bolted pinblock with no glue. You could stick your hand into the crack between the bolts. Probably the second or third time in my life I ever refused to tune a piano. Yikes! Dave Stocker, RPT firtree@aol.com Tumwater, WA
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