[pianotech] yamaha C3 pin block removal

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] yamaha C3 pin block removal
> 
>> Yes, must be sawn out of there one way or another.  The pinblock has a
>> tongue that's set into a groove in the stretcher.  I've done a few with
>> a hand saw.  I suppose you could use a sawzall, or the Bolduc router 
>> blade.
> 
> 
> Jon Page


This is interesting...  fairly soon I'll be doing a pin block in our C7 
-1977 vintage.  In it, in our 1978 C3 and also our 1988 G2, there is no 
connection between pin block and stretcher other than a metal plate 
(like a hinge plate).

I think I'll be glad for that change in construction... ;-}


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