<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE=
="Arial" LANG="0">Terry Farrell writes:<BR>
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: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">>a new Bolduc quarter-sawn&n=
bsp; (more-or-less) hard-maple pinblock. I am using <BR>
Ron Nossaman's two-bit<BR>
>drilling method. I started out with a final drill size of 0.25-inch <BR>
>(actually the drill bit that Pianotek sells specifically for the Bolduc<=
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>blocks - it is actually about 0.247-inch). I was consistently getting<BR=
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>an initial torque exceeding 200 in.-lbs. . I am getting an initial=
torque <BR>
(right after pounding the<BR>
>pin to stringing height) of about 180 in.-lbs.<BR>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Ed F sez:</FONT><FONT COLOR=
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT=
: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Yikes, this is WAY too ti=
ght for finesse. I use the Bolduc blocks with 1/0 <BR>
pins and a C drill. I drill them in one pass. </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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We have used many Bolduc blocks, and like them. We used several sets of 1/0 =
pins, and I decided that I don't like the feel in non-bushed pianos, so we w=
ent back to 2/0. I drill .250 in one pass, and come out about 120-130 inch p=
ounds right after. I'm surprised Terry's are coming out that tight. <BR>
Bob Davis</FONT></HTML>