<!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 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Wimblees@aol.com [mailto:Wimblees@aol.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 04, 2002 2:57 PM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pinblocks<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>In a message dated 3/4/02 12:12:44 PM Central Standard Time, rbreakal@richmond.edu writes: <BR><BR><BR></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE"><FONT face=Arial>Dear list, <BR><BR>Anyone have a good way to drill pinblocks while in the piano? I have a <BR>couple of Steinways where the pinblock is in good shape but needs oversize <BR>pins. I have heard about table drill configurations where the drill can be <BR>mounted over the pinblock area on a sliding rail. Any ideas? <BR><BR><BR><BR>Ray Breakall <BR>Piano Technician <BR>University of Richmond <BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial>Ray <BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>Wim Blees <BR>U of Alabama</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial> <BR><SPAN class=430201721-04032002><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>[Breakall, Raymond] </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=430201721-04032002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=430201721-04032002><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Wim,</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=430201721-04032002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=430201721-04032002><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks for the reply. You are right about oversize pins. I was really thinking about drilling a new pinblock.  Any ideas. </FONT> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=430201721-04032002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=430201721-04032002>Ray</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>