---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 11/15/2003 8:34:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, joegarrett@earthlink.net writes To date I've probably done about a dozen this way. The oldest one was done 20 years ago and still real nice pin feel. Although, it takes more time to do it this way, it's a whole lot less frustrating and painstaking compared to duplicating multi-level pinblocks or figuring out how to splice a new pinblock into a slanted one that is part of the case! For standard type pinblocks, I just do it like everyone else, but for the really goofy stuff, this is the way to go, IMHO!<G> Best Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Joe Thanks for the perspective. I'm glad to know I probably didn't screw up completely. I drilled only 1/2" holes but some still interlocked. I did use tight bond however which I consider a strong wood glue. Also the block was not splitting up or degraded. There is a reason S&S & others discontinued this style of block without the complete plate flange arrangment of more modern designs & I believe it to be the torque factor that these designs put on the stretcher due to the severe draft angle to the pins. I work on an Old S&S 9 ft that the stretcher is showing cracks. But hey only after 130 ish years. What do I know. Plugging the block is more time consumning than a standard block fer sure dude. Dale ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ac/c1/e0/00/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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