This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Roy, No need to pull the plate. Pull the pins, hopefully they will be = no 2 or better yet no 1. then first make the pinblock structurally = stable by filling holes with very thin epoxy. Slow cure type. Epotec no = 301 is suitable and a few others. I bought some Abatron liquid wood but = haven't tried it yet. I'll put an ounce in a container and check the = viscosity, hardness and cure time etc before I will use it in a block. = Warming the block will assist in the capillary action and hasten the = cure. Now redrill and string with no 4 pins. If the pins are large = already then you may have to drill and plug. I use 3/8 and make my own = plugs with standard supply house pin block material. Important to use = the vortex cooler to cool the bit. I have a pin block drilling machine = that is much simpler than the one in the journal. I can drill the = complete pin block in the piano and still put my hand on the drill. = Works for me. Carl Meyer ----- Original Message -----=20 From: RCzekay@AOL.COM=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 6:14 PM Subject: Restoring old uprights I know this might sound a little far out, but is it possible to = replace a pin=20 block in an old upright piano without completely tearing the back = apart?=20 Also, over the years I have heard that there is a method that entails=20 removing the plate and filling the pin holes with Plexiglas and = reboring.=20 Would appreciate hearing from anyone who is familiar with this.=20 I have been rebuilding and restringing old players and regular = uprights for=20 many years for customers who want to preserve their grandparents = pianos and=20 pass them on to another generation with great success, but once in a = while I=20 run into one where oversized pins just don't do the job to my = satisfaction,=20 and am looking for a better solution.=20 Replacing the pin block in a grand is pretty well cut and dried, I = have done=20 it many times also, but with uprights it is different story.=20 Thanks in advance,=20 Roy Czekay=20 Milwaukee, WI=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/6d/52/c4/80/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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