[pianotech] Removing a Steinway Pinblock

[Ed Sutton]

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  From: Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 5:08 PM
  Subject: [pianotech] Removing a Steinway Pinblock


  Dear List,

  I know this has been discussed before, but I'm about to replace another Steinway pinblock and would like to find the most efficient and easiest way to proceed. I remember using a hand held circular saw on my first pinblock (35 years ago, very young and foolish, very scary, much too dangerous and too much hand work). I am now using a reciprocating saw (still too much hand work). 

  I know of three methods that I have not tried and one wild and crazy thought.

  1) The DeWalt DW304PK. Looks like this saw will be able to cut pretty close to the stretcher with not too much hand work afterwards. I think this would be much better that the recip I've been using.

  2) The alcohol and water method. I don't know how time consuming this method is, but it seems to me, there wouldn't be too much handwork involved.

  3) The Bolduc router method, (that looks pretty scary to me also), and also requires quite a bit of handwork.

  4) And now a wild and crazy thought. I have an small, electric, chain saw. I was thinking about making up a jig to hold the saw and ride the stretcher. I just want to through this one out there to see if anyone has tried it or thought about it. I think this will still require a bit, but not too much hand cleanup afterwards.

  All suggestions to make this job easier with less grunt work will be greatly appreciated.

  Al

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