baldwin block reaming

[Farrell]

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OK so here it goes again.

Have you removed the plate?

Terry Farrell
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  From: Marcel Carey=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 7:09 PM
  Subject: RE: baldwin block reaming


  OK so here it goes again.

  My assistant measured the pins (not all mind you) but he got .282. a =
week after removal, I tried a new .282 and it just goes in about halfway =
with my hands....

  But I know that Baldwin blocks are tricky to bore and repin, but this =
is scary. And no, the fire didn't cook the piano that much, but it sure =
made it full of soot. Had to sandblast action parts just to have a look =
at them.

  This is a thight budget situation. The customer got the piano for =
almost nothing and I don't want to replace this block. It's still in a =
very good condition but it will be tricky to repin. The thing is I don't =
have any spare to make tests (unless I do them where there are no pins =
;-) )

  So, what's the original size bit used to bore the Baldwin multi =
laminated block ? This is still my question.

  Marcel
    -----Original Message-----
    From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On =
Behalf Of Farrell
    Sent: 28 janvier, 2004 18:02
    To: Pianotech
    Subject: Re: baldwin block reaming


    I'm not sure I understand what you are describing Marcel. The tuning =
pins at one time were really tight - were they really tight after the =
fire - they were still tight? Ok, so we removed them. Now the "original =
pins do go through the block after removal. It seems removing the pins =
really enlarge the hole...". Are you saying that after removing a tuning =
pin it will fall through the hole in the pinblock? I do believe that =
under normal circumstances that after removing a tuning pin and trying =
to re-install it, one would find that it would have less torque, but it =
certainly would not fall through the pinblock. Have you removed the =
plate? I might be concerned about the condition of the pinblock - could =
the fire have baked it in some unfortunate way? And if the pinblock got =
hot enough to get damaged, what about the rest of the piano?????

    Or, maybe I'm misunderstanding you.

    Terry Farrell

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