<HTML>In a message dated 3/4/02 12:12:44 PM Central Standard Time, rbreakal@richmond.edu writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Dear list, Anyone have a good way to drill pinblocks while in the piano? I have a couple of Steinways where the pinblock is in good shape but needs oversize pins. I have heard about table drill configurations where the drill can be mounted over the pinblock area on a sliding rail. Any ideas? Ray Breakall Piano Technician University of Richmond </BLOCKQUOTE> Ray I don't know if actually "drilling" the pin block is what you want to do. You are probably going to use 3/0 or even 4/0 pins. There is no need make the holes any larger than they are. What you might want to do, however, is clean the holes. I would suggest you get a .22 caliber rifle bore cleaner. Just chuck it in a hand held drill and clean out the holes, at a slow speed. Wim Blees U of Alabama</HTML>