Upright pinblock question

[John Ross]

Why don't you just get a piece of angle iron, then you would also have 
rigidity.
The original lag bolts are normally close to the top, so I think angle iron 
would work.
You might have to route an indent, so the lid will lie flat.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp at yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: Upright pinblock question


>     I put the bolts in from the front, but with a
> BUNCH of fender washers under the nut on the back:
> lest the nuts/washers get sucked into the wood.
> ( Nobody should put an upright right against the wall,
> anyway. )
>     On a very rare and costly upright I may soon be
> working on, I intend to have a 1/8 inch ( at least )
> steelplate made to stretch all the way across the
> back, with holes drilled in it, for the bolts to go
> through.  Not very pretty, but the most stable,
> long-lasting solution. ( Should help keep the back
> from "cupping", too! )
>
> Peace,
>     G
>
>
>
> --- Willem Blees <wimblees at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>
>
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