I keep hearing different suggestions and hints from highly respected corners alluding to some connection between the sound / tone of the piano and the pinblock. I gotta admit I am rather mystified as to how this can be the case, but in one way or another this general theme keeps comming up. So far I havent heard alot of solid discussion on either side of this general question...mostly subjective and / or opinionated. Below tho are at least a few claims towards how the pinblock can effect the tone of a piano. It shore would be nice to get this whole matter cleared up. This magic circle just wont go away.. > > >> We are getting....... for......, over sized pins, > > > >Among other things, Bolduc encourages new pinblock > >for the sake of Tone! How... I said..really??. The > >stiffest part of an upright is the pinblock, its > >spine, to which we have spacers, posts, reflectors > >glued together. If these glue joints are even just > >weak, the soundboard leaks its energy more, relextive > >characteristics around the rim go down. Even a good > >looking board with a weak glue joint is suffering. If > >the pinbock is moving forward in the least, perhaps we > >are loosing crown. Having this apart allows us to > >really restore the stiffness of the frame, and allow > >the piano to be all its design meant it to be..... > >Sold me. > > > > He began doing upright pinblocks before soundboards. > >He says he was surprised at the consistent change of > >tone on projects from replacing upright blocks. > > > >Interesting....I'm rethinking what I do. > > > > -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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