When do you get to drill a new Steinway block, double or otherwise? uhh actually..never. Have you priced them? Of course you have I was referring to the factory taking our advice. Double drilling and a decent cut thread pin will help the snappy fit, particularly if you went to a 2-3/8" pin, but you'd still have the pin riding on the plate, which screws things up anyway. Reaming the webbing holes for bushings is one remedy that works quite nicely, and reaming the webbing holes and installing a low density block with a high density cap is another that works better, in my opinion and experience. Double dog dittos dude. Or just reaming the holes to prevent pin lean without bushings I don't think there's anything inherently inferior about the Hexagrip block compared to any other high dollar low density quarter sawn block you can buy or make. The problems are the result of how and where they are installed. agreed. --Dale Ron N Dale Erwin R.P.T. Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc. Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos www.Erwinspiano.com Phone: 209-577-8397 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121023/a9a59ea7/attachment.htm>
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