Cracks in pin block

[Farrell]

> This is a naiive newbie question;

If you have something constructive to add to a thread, please do so. I, for
one, would appreciate folks skipping statements like the above. All that
does is infuriate people. There is no need to try & put someone down. Even
if it was a naive newbie question there are naive newbie techs participating
in this forum. Naive newbie techs will at times ask naive newbie questions.
The only bad naive newbie tech is one that does not ask the naive newbie
questions. I am only three years into this profession and am trying damn
hard to learn all I can and be as good a technician as I can possibly be. In
the three years I have been to two Annual PTG conventions, two NC Regional
conventions, two Florida State conventions, Andre Bolduc's soundboard class
in Manitoba, I have read through all the Journal reprints at least once,
etc., etc. and I know I am not very far removed from the naive newbie
situation (if I have moved from there at all!). But darn, I'm trying real
hard to learn all I can.

And my heartfelt thanks to all the wonderful experienced techs (and not so
experienced techs) that are willing to share their expertise with the naive
newbies of the piano technician profession.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

PS....and if you are going to call people names, at least take the time to
run the spell check.......could this suggest a NAIVE newbie computer user?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike and Jane Spalding" <mjbkspal@execpc.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: Cracks in pin block


> Roger,
>
> This is a naiive newbie question;  Why not from the top (with action
> removed, obviously).  I could see a possible problem if there are pin
> bushings, but on a grand piano without pin bushings, being careful to keep
> the juice off of the plate and the coils, why not??
>
> thanks,
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jolly roger <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 10:56 PM
> Subject: Re: Cracks in pin block
>
>
> >
> > >been tempted to flip a grand onto its top and attempt an epoxy repair
> > >to the underside of a block, but haven't yet.
> > >
> > >Ralph Thorn
> > >London, Ontario CA
> >
> > Hi Ralph,
> >                I have flipped a grand and used thin CA glue, with
> suprising
> > good results, to tuning pin tightness.  If the block is delaminating.
I"ll
> > use one or two spot plugs, or replace the block'
> > regards Roger
> >
> >
>