David, Jim I've done this with several uprights after prepping the old block. They have been out several years now and tune beautifully, very smooth but firm. I haven't tried it with a grand, but after the successes with the uprights, I'm open to trying it if block replacement wasn't an option. Paul Chick ----- Original Message ----- From: <JIMRPT@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 6:58 PM Subject: Re: Re: Pin fluids..was-- Bridge caps > > In a message dated 4/04/2001 7:38:53 PM, you wrote: > > <<"Jim: > Would you then consider using varnish as driving fluid on a restringing job > where you are reusing the old block? With what effect? > David Love">> > > David, yes. I would, with all the other parameters of reusing a block being > satisfied, there would be no reason not to......at least that I can think of. > :-) > > Though I've not given it much thought there 'might' be more benefit to using > something on a repinned block than on a new block. With the almost inevitable > crushing/flaking/spalling done while removing old pins, > cleaning/reaming/redrilling the holes in the old block I would 'tend' to > think that any relief for the wood fibres would be beneficial. Since driving > fluids seem to 'temporarily' lessen these stresses it would seem that careful > use of old blocks could only be aided by using them. I use them on any old > block that I re-use and just never have thought as to exactly why it would be > beneficial. :-( > Jim Bryant (FL) >
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