Doweled and Fully Fit Pinblocks

[Ron Nossaman]

Michael Spreeman wrote:
> 
> To David Love,  I think the attribute to the removable stretcher, 
> unattached block scenario is the ability to extract the plate, block, 
> and strings in order to repair the cracks in the CC boards of many of 
> the pianos that come to the dry west climate from factories where the 
> instruments are constructed in an environment that has no RH control 
> (you can read between the lines on that one!).

When Baldwin went to this system, their parts lists started 
carrying entire soundboard assemblies, finished, with pinned 
bridges and everything. I expect a board could be replaced, 
strings back up to pitch, and dampers adjusted in less than 
two days.
Ron N