Pinblock Installation/Terry

[Farrell]

Thanks Joe. I already did it like Ron N. suggested - glued it to the stretcher with shims with the plate in place. Worked perfect. This morning I yanked plate, and will put a few dowels through block into rim for good measure. Thanks.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 9:52 PM
Subject: Pinblock Installation/Terry


> Terry,
> Had a similar thingee a few weeks ago. If your piano has a slight bit of
> clearance between the plate and the side, (like mine did), it simple to
> drive a wedge down on either end...Carefully lift plate and have at it with
> a drill. Oh, I also put chisel marks on either end, from below, on the
> pinblock/cavity sides, just to be sure that it didn't shift front to back,
> so to speak. Hope that works for you, as it did for me.
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> 
> Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
> 
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