humidity+pinblock work

[Delwin D Fandrich]

If the (hard maple) laminations are less than about 3 mm, it shouldn't make much
difference what the environment is like when you install the block.  We do keep
our pinblock material in our conditioning room (controlled to between 6.0% and
6.5%) until we begin to process them, but we don't go through any heroics.  I
doubt that the rebuilders using Delignit blocks notice any difference at all.

I don't have enough experience with the 3 to 7 ply blocks using quarter-sawn
lumber to give you any kind of guidelines.  We don't use them.

Del

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Rob Stuart-Vail wrote:

> Has anything really changed in current attitudes regarding new pinblock work
> and stringing during humid weather?  (Like, New England in summertime).
>
> I've tried to avoid any such work because I'm convinced it produces poor
> results overall (unless you're working in a climate-controlled environment).
> I've seen many repinning jobs (and some new work) that were done in the
> summer, turn out to be very low torque situations in the winter.  Some of
> the early Asian grands have needed repinning after a while in this country,
> as we know.
>
> However,  I hear lately that some rebuilders who are using delignit blocks
> feel there's no problem with this.  So I'd like to read what others are
> thinking about it.  What sayest thou?
>
> Rob Stuart-Vail