Knabe pinblock

[ANRPiano@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 6/3/00 8:34:12 AM Central Daylight Time, JIMRPT@AOL.COM 
writes:

<<  Something I have never seen before, or at least can't recall seeing;
 This old Knabe had hot glue poured between the pinblock and plate flange to 
 create, I suppose, a good plate-flange/block fit. Without this glue having 
 been poured there would have been very little if any block touching the 
 plate-flange. Anyone ever see this particular method used?
 Serial No. of this thingee is #87800, circa 1919.
 Jim Bryant (FL)
  >>

Jim,

I have just such a thingee in my shop right now.  I don't remember the age 
but it can't be too far from yours would be my guess.  It too had hide glue 
all along the plate flange side of the block.  In this case the fit wouldn't 
have been all that bad if they hadn't done it or spent another 10 min. 
fitting it.

Andrew Remillard