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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What kind of Everett do you have? I own =
a 1900 5'
4" (or so) Everett grand with an open-pinblock that I'd =
like to
remanufacture someday.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>Can you state specifically what =
made these
great old blocks tick?</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No. Other than string coils low on the =
pin. And
maybe 1/0 pins.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</DIV></FONT>
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size=2>> That's really gorgeous work, Terry! As I was tuning =
my<BR>>
open-faced Everett this weekend I marvelled at how<BR>> many open =
faced
blocks are smoother, more uniform, and<BR>> still tighter than their
contemporaneous covered<BR>> brethren. Why? Betterwood? Better
woodworking?<BR>> Seasoning ? The fact they were varnished ??? =
<BR>>
I wondered if the fact that covered blocks
became<BR>> the fashion encouraged manufacturers to think =
that<BR>> they
could get away with making them more cheaply ?<BR>> Can you state
specifically what made these great old<BR>> blocks tick?<BR>> =
<BR>>
Thump<BR>> > <BR>> > I am in the =
process of
remanufacturing a Knabe 6' 4"<BR>> > grand. It has an open =
pinblock
configuration. I've<BR>> > made a few of my own quarter-sawn
hard-maple<BR>> > pinblocks, but Ron Nossaman (thank you) turned =
me
on<BR>> > to the idea of using a relatively inexpensive<BR>> =
>
Pianotek multi-lam hard maple pinblock (rotary sawn)<BR>> > and =
capping it
with Delignit. One can either use<BR>> > Delignit pinblock =
material or
their bridge-capping<BR>> > material (thinner laminations). I have =
capped
this<BR>> > multi-lam pinblock with a 5 mm cap of Delignit<BR>> =
>
bridge-capping material (laminations 2 through 6).<BR>> > The top
lamination (1 mm max) is a veneer of Jatoba<BR>> > - a South =
American
hardwood that has a hardness<BR>> > approximately twice that of =
hard
maple. It doesn't<BR>> > show well in the picture, but it is very =
pretty
wood<BR>> > and looks like a cross between rosewood and<BR>> =
>
mahogany.<BR>> > <BR>> > Terry Farrell<BR>> > <BR>> =
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P.S. Operators are standing by for your order!
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