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<DIV>Wim,</DIV>
<DIV>If the block is cracked, I would put the 3/8", that is =
.3750", plug in
with epoxy. This does go into the crack.</DIV>
<DIV>There is still a reasonable amount of wood left. I like the feel of =
it
better than the straight epoxy.</DIV>
<DIV>It all boils down to how much time the piano is worth.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia.<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 19, =
2002 10:18
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Was shim pins/now =
crack
options</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
2/19/02 1:37:05 AM !!!First Boot!!!, <A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A> =
writes:
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TYPE="CITE">You don't have to drill out the plate. <BR>You just use =
the
smaller plug, and then put in a new bushing, and a 00/2 pin. =
<BR>Regards,
<BR>John M. Ross <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>John <BR><BR>Is the =
small plug
big enough to hold a tuning pin? Or is the wood around the pin more or =
less a
"shim." My method actually puts epoxy in the cracks, which hopefully =
stops the
crack from getting worse. If you plug the hole, you have not =
eliminated, or
fixed, the crack. <BR><BR>Wim =
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