Pinblock plugging, was something else

[Jon Page]

At 08:32 PM 9/13/2002 -0300, you wrote:
>Hi Jon,
>I had mentioned, that the plugs were put in with epoxy. This should
>have gone into any separated laminations and stabilized them.
>Having said that, it naturally depends on the amount of separation. I
>was assuming none, or very little. I guess that determination, will
>have to be made, after removal of the loose pins.
>Regards,
>John M. Ross
>Windsor, Nova Scotia.

The pin holes should be first swabbed or filled with epoxy and the block 
clamped together. Then drill for the plugs.
Don't drive epoxy and plugs into a delaminated block and expect it to have 
any longevity.
Regards,

Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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