John Hartman wrote: > Richard, Kent, Ok... I'm a bit unclear on a couple things here. The pic on the left is Hartmans reproducition of the same type of pinblock, and I see something I wasnt origionally aware of... the pinblock itself seems to extend under the plank of wood that recieved the rosewood veneer... (is this what you term the <<yoke>> ? ), but it brings me to the question I origionally asked about why that piece in Kents piano seems <<wrong>> if the pinblock has rotated. Why doenst this plank also show signs of twisting... or rotating in Kents piano. Is it just the picture doesnt show it ? Looking a Hartmans reproduction it would seem like if the pinblock rotates, then this plank would have to be affected also and that that should be pretty visable. You dont have a picture of the plate itself do you John ? Cheers RicB > > Here are the two I have that were scanned from the slides. The first > one shows the block in the final stages of construction. I made it as > a copy with all quarter sawn maple. As seen here I have not yet cut > and veneered the cove in the front. It looks like I have just finished > trimming the rosewood veneer on the top of the yoke. The second photo > shows the finished product. This was a 7' 2" 1864. The larger 8' 4" > ones don't seem to rotate as much. Indeed the wrest plank, with its > yoke, is truly massive but still, after 100+ years, it twists in the > middle. The best way to observe this is to place sticks on top of the > yoke and see how much it has winded. The ends stay parallel with the > rest of the case but the middle will dip significantly down. > [link redacted at request of site owner - Jul 25, 2015] > [link redacted at request of site owner - Jul 25, 2015] > > Richard Brekne wrote: > >>> I have some photos of a pin block replacement I did on ones of these >>> quite a few years a go. If any one is interest I will place the few >>> photos I have in digital form on my web site. I have a more complete >>> set of these I have shown at some of my classes. >>> >>> >> >> I'd love to see these ! >> >> Thanks John >> >> RicB >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> > > >
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