<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am about to replace my first = open-faced pinblock. It is a 100+ year old 6'4" Knabe grand. My question is how best to = re-locate the tuning pin holes. I can easily imagine an assortment of approaches that = should work - paper tracings, marked-up mylar, etc. - but I can also imagine = these approaches to have some introduced error also. Maybe the best is to do = the tracing or mylar and just correct as needed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But I'm also sure that many of you have = been through this and have a better feel for what works and what doesn't. The = original tuning pin array was very nicely spaced for good string = lay/spacing, etc., so I would like to maintain the original. Any ideas would be = greatly appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.farrellpiano.com">www.farrellpiano.com</A></FONT></DIV= ></BODY></HTML>