[pianotech] repin CA'd pinblock

[Ed Sutton]

You're right. I was only thinking of grands which are drilled all the way 
through the block.
I wish there was a truly dependable way to ream the block. I can't say I've 
had great success. Too impatient, I guess.
Ed S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Ross" <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>
To: "Ed Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com>; <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] repin CA'd pinblock


> Wouldn't the first inch or so, be the actual area of the block, that the
> threaded portion is making contact with?
> It would work on grands, that are drilled through, but not uprights.
> John Ross
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ed Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 10:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] repin CA'd pinblock
>
>
> Somebody clever out there should be able to design and make a two-step
> reamer.
> The first inch or so would be slightly undersized and non-cutting, to 
> allow
> for aligning the reamer, then the second step of the reamer would do the
> cutting.
> Ed S.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft" <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com>
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 8:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] repin CA'd pinblock
>
>
> Bruce,
>
> I do it by hand with what I call soft hands. I let the reamer or drill bit
> find it's way down the hole. After a few holes you will get the feel of 
> it.
> Start in the treble where it is less critical.
>
> Al
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner" <justpianos at our.net.au>
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 6:29 PM
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] repin CA'd pinblock
>
>> Al,
>> Do you do this with drill held by hand, or mounted somehow over plank?
>> Bruce Browning
>> The Piano Tuner.
>>
>>
>> "was to ream
>>> the TP holes with the proper size reamer for the new TP I am going to
>>> use.
>>> I do this to clean the hole and for uniform tightness with the new 
>>> tuning
>>> pins."
>>
>>
>>
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> John M.Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
>