[pianotech] Pinblock Separation

[Paul McCloud]

Hi, Wesley:
This advice doesn't seem right.  Kimball is out of business.  Who is this manufacturer?  
A hairline crack, maybe.  Not a large one.  Wim's advice is good, except I would pull the crack closed with clamps after filling the crack with glue.  Drill out the holes after that.  If you don't, wood chips will fall into the crack as you drill the holes and prevent the separation from closing.  The piano will require several tunings thereafter to stabilize.  Whether the piano is worth the trouble, well you'll have to think on that.
Good luck.
Paul McCloud
San Diego

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wesley Hardman" <hardmanwesley84 at gmail.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 6:34:33 AM
Subject: [pianotech] Pinblock Separation



The piano is a Kimball studio. The pinblock has separated from the frame with a huge, visible crack from one end to the other.. A highly reputable manufacturer says this separation will not affect the ability of the piano to hold a tune and is only cosmetic and could be filled with a filler of some kind and then sanded down. What is your take on this? 

Wesley Hardman, RPT 
Scottsboro, Alabama