[pianotech] Drilling pinblocks from the bottom

David Skolnik davidskolnik at optonline.net
Wed Oct 14 09:24:05 MDT 2009


Joe -
And your's??
David Skolnik


At 11:21 AM 10/14/2009, you wrote:
>And your reason for doing so is what???
>Joe
>
>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
>Captain, Tool Police
>Squares R I
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:davidlovepianos at comcast.net>David Love
>To: 
><mailto:joegarrett at earthlink.net>joegarrett at earthlink.net;<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>pianotech at ptg.org
>Sent: 10/14/09 8:04:08 AM
>Subject: RE: [pianotech] Drilling pinblocks from the bottom
>
>I realize that but I do drill them through.
>
>David Love
>www.davidlovepianos.com
>
>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] 
>On Behalf Of Joseph Garrett
>Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 7:56 AM
>To: pianotech
>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Drilling pinblocks from the bottom
>
>David Love said: "Since the pinblock needs to be tightest at the 
>top, wouldn't it make sense to drill them from the bottom of the 
>block? Double drilling would make that
>possible and then the slight bit of wandering and run out as you line up the
>hole for the second pass would only impact the bottom of the hole and not
>the top. Drill the first pass from the top and then flip the block over and
>run the second pass from the bottom. Assumes, of course, that you don't
>drill the block in the piano after it's installed."
>
>
>David,
>That also assumes that a person would drill the pinblock ALL the way 
>through.....Which I don't!<G> (with good reason, IMA)
>Regards,
>Joe
>
>
>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
>Captain, Tool Police
>Squares R I
>
>

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