----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@cox.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: December 31, 2002 8:30 AM Subject: Re: Knabe Grand/Plugs > > >Plugging an intact pin block is often my choice, especially with open-faced > >types. I use 3/4" plugs so that they interlock. Once that is accomplished, I > >veneer over the plugs with something like birdseye maple. It is really nice > >looking and has an original finished look about it. The trick is in the > >"fixture" needed to do all the drilling. > >Best Regards, > >Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > > I've done this with 1/2" plugs and veneer overlay. Drilled with the same > setup I normally use drilling pinblocks in the piano. > > Ron N Joe & Ron, I've pretty much resisted doing this through the whole block simply because I don't trust the structural integrity of the resultant plug/glue/epoxy mass. Given the vagaries of wood expansion and contraction with climate changes, just how stable is this some-unpredictable mass going to be over, say, 30 or 40 years. I've examined several of these jobs done by others after just a couple of years and have always been able to see at least some print-through image of the plugs on the veneer face. It's made me wonder just what is going on down there. Del
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