Odd pin block

[Alan Barnard]

Yes, and amateur pinblock installers can give you another nightmare called block-too-thick-so-you-have-to-tilt, twist and finagle-the-action-out .... and things tend to break so you try to talk the owner into letting you plane down (actually UP) the pinblock from the bottom and they don't get it and don't wanna pay for it 'cause they already paid Moe the Meathead to install the thing.

Is that why your pins weren't drilled through, he set his jig for the pin length instead of drilling though?

And, to answer your question, I've seen it several times ... and far, far worse. I'd LIKE to think that these are never active-member Guild tuners .... 

Alan Barnard

Salem, MO









Original message

From: "Shawn Brock" 

To: "Pianotech List" 

Received: 5/23/2007 9:15:07 PM

Subject: Odd pin block





List,

I'm not the sharpest on new pin block installation but today I saw something that seemed odd.  While tuning an old Baldwin Grand from the thirties I pulled the action and for some reason touched the bottom of the pin block.  It was not drilled all the way through!  I don't think I have ever noticed a shallow drilled grand pin block before.  This got me to thinking about reasons why someone would drill this way?  I came up with 0!  This was a pin block installed by a technician here in the area.  He is not on this list and to be truthful I don't think much of his work.  So maybe its just one of those odd jobs that a less skilled technician would perform?  Or maybe its a common method used on grand pin blocks and my blind a-s just don't know it?  The grand blocks that I have dun, or helped do were drilled all the way through!  So you guys tell me.  What gives?  Thanks!
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