<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16441" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>If the pinblock is bedded to the plate flange, I can't see how wood expansion could allow any pins to move closer to the flange.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Don, it seems that your reply was about the bridge, but my question was about the pinblock's response to humidity.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu href="mailto:pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu">Paul T Williams</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=cy@shusterpiano.com href="mailto:cy@shusterpiano.com">Cy Shuster</A> ; <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 08, 2007 8:26 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] pre-stretching new string?</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Cy, </FONT><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Wouldn't a sponge-like swelling also cause the closer pin to move closer to the hitch pin? or stay close to the same since it would move up and out from center of bridge core...</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Paul</FONT> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>