--- jolly roger <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> We are getting....... for......, over sized pins,
Among other things, Bolduc encourages new pinblock
for the sake of Tone! How... I said..really??. The
stiffest part of an upright is the pinblock, its
spine, to which we have spacers, posts, reflectors
glued together. If these glue joints are even just
weak, the soundboard leaks its energy more, relextive
characteristics around the rim go down. Even a good
looking board with a weak glue joint is suffering. If
the pinbock is moving forward in the least, perhaps we
are loosing crown. Having this apart allows us to
really restore the stiffness of the frame, and allow
the piano to be all its design meant it to be.....
Sold me.
He began doing upright pinblocks before soundboards.
He says he was surprised at the consistent change of
tone on projects from replacing upright blocks.
Interesting....I'm rethinking what I do.
Like you i am toying with the
> idea of new boards.
> Roger
About $875 for the new board. How much to glue, shim,
refinish a board....hmmm...... has me thinking
Bloduc took footage to make a video of the procedure.
Will be avaliable.
Dave Renaud
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