Delignit-Capped Multilam Pinblock

[Ron Nossaman]

AlliedPianoCraft wrote:
>> I don't recommend it. (snip)
> 
> Why don't you recommend it?
> 
> Al G

Well, I presume the low torque request was for 
controllability, to avoid the usual pin twisting battle of 
typical high torque installations in conventional blocks. This 
Delignit capped multi-lam block doesn't work like a typical 
block. The pin is tighter in the cap than in the multi-lam, so 
you don't get the high pin twist battle of trying to get the 
bottom of the pin to move in the block. With the composite, 
it's very easy to get the pin to settle where you want it, 
even when it takes some force to turn it. So the 
controllability is already there, built into the block, which 
is exactly what I was looking for when I built the first one. 
Since I'm only drilling 0.014" smaller than the 2/0 pin 
already, I'd hesitate to go the next drill size up to an "I", 
which is only 0.010" smaller than 2/0 - less, actually, with 
the metric tuning pins - just to get a little less turning 
resistance in the pin.

Ron N