Pinblock separation.

[Keith A. McGavern]

>...No not the laminations.  The block is being pulled away from the posts a=
nd
>whatever you call what the pinblock is glued to.  How's that for a sentence
>Piano is a Baldwin spinet.  Can you loosen the string tension, push glue in=
to
>the crack and clamp.  Can you drill thru the plate, block and backing to
>install bolts...
>
>...What's the opinion of the list?
>
>Gratefully
>
>Dick
>Marshall Mi

Dick, List,

I don't see why you can't do what you describe.  It is an age-old fix that
has been done by others, and incidently, I am one of those others.

Keith A. McGavern
kam544@ionet.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA