Knabe pinblock

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Did the piano have plate bushings on the pins?
Joe Goss
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 6:34 AM
Subject: Re: Knabe pinblock


> >Et Al;
> >  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)
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> Don't recall that I ever have, but it does raise a question. Was the glue
> intact, or all crunched up? Since hide glue is very brittle, and not real
> widely recommended as a gap filler, it seems like it might be a fair
> indicator of block movement relative to the plate flange through the
years.
>
> Then there's that bridge cap.  8^)
>
> Ron N
>