new Baldwin Pin Torque, was PianoTechList Comments

[Paul]

Ditto. It seems to me to be easier to established the aforementioned
dimensions when everything is in place as it should be. My mentors were long
on work and short on explanations but were accommodating to the newbie that
frequently brought fresh baked pastries.

Paul Chick
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: new Baldwin Pin Torque, was PianoTechList Comments


> >The shop I worked in during my formidable years always had the block in
the
> >piano, the bearing set, and the pinblock anchored to the plate. Drilling
was
> >the last step, just before stringing. They didn't want any pinblock
movement
> >of any kind when it was drilled. They never really explained why. But the
> >flexing block and hole change makes some sense to me.
> >
> >Paul Chick
>
>
> Hi Paul,
> I've always drilled blocks in the piano after everything is screwed down,
> glued in, and sternly instructed to not move. It never occurred to me that
> flexing after the fact might affect pin torque. I do it this way to better
> center the bit in the plate holes and to more easily establish and set my
> pin draft angle.
>
> Ron N
>