Pinblock cracks

[Richard Brekne]

I aggree with Wim really,,, but on the other hand if you have the time and just
plain want it to look good then fill the cracks with some filler... sand it all
down nicely and give it a nice French Polish. Black polish looks great on a
Bechstein open face.  Course this precepts that you are thinking about repinning
the block..

If not.. then just dont worry about them. Filling them nicely with the pins in is
probably way too much trouble.

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> You described cracks in the pin block that were not effecting torque. With it
> being a Bechstein, I believe then the pin block area would be open faced.
> What you are seeing is not cracks in the pin block, but cracks in the veneer
> that covers the pin block. These small cracks next to the pins are cosmetic
> problems, at best. I wouldn't worry about them. The only time pin block
> cracks have to be dealt with is when the torque of the pin is effected, and
> then only when the torque is getting to the point of tuning instability.

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway