<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2726.2500" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 11/15/2003 8:23:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, Erwinsp= iano@aol.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>have two open-face pinblock= s coming up in my shop - a Knabe and a Bechstein. I hadn't decided quite how= to re-do the pinblocks. I was thinking that I might pop the top veneer off,= plug with high-quality plugs set in epoxy, and then put a new veneer on the= top. Anyone care to argue one way or another regarding time required to do = this compared to a complete new block and regarding the quality of the final= outcome? Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#800000></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> <= /DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV><= /BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>Something about plugs has always bothered me. We have always completely= replaced blocks, so this may be simple paranoia on my part. I just can't be= lieve that it could be equal to a new block. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm looking forward to hearing more comments on this subject.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rich Galassini</DIV> <DIV>Cunningham Piano Co</DIV> <DIV>Philadelphia, Pa.</DIV> <DIV>800 394-1117</DIV></BODY></HTML>