Pinblock plugging, was something else

[John Ross]

Sounds good to me, Jon.
I was just going by the initial question, which was, how do I plug a
block.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Page" <jonpage@attbi.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: Pinblock plugging, was something else


| 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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