Michael Staples wrote: > I'm repinning/restringing a 5' 3" Hardman grand due to jumpy/loose > pins. The original fully fitted 5 ply pinblock has 1/0 pins and has > clearly been doped but looks sound with no significant cracks top or > bottom and no delamination. Is reaming and repinning with larger pins a > reasonable fix for this pinblock? No, replace it. >That is, do I have a good chance of > reaming past the dope to good wood? No, replace it. >If so, what size reamer and pins > are recommended in this case? No... well, you know. In this sort of situation, guessing wrong is more expensive than just deciding early on that starting over with a new unadulterated block is the odds on safe bet. Ron N
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