<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond Bold"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5296.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>Just put in a plug, with epoxy. You might even have to drill the hole larger.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>The plugs are made from pinblock material. There are 2 sizes that I know of, the 1/2" one should work.</FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>Available from Ruth and Webb Phillips.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=sam@scpianoservice.com href="mailto:sam@scpianoservice.com">Samuel Choy</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:09 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Stupid newbee!!! Stupid! Stupid!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ok, I know this was a stupid thing to do and I'm glad that it was on my piano and not on someone else's.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The plate bushings looked horrible, so I decided to drill them out and replace them. On one, though, I drilled too far and went about 1/2 inch into the pin block. After that happened, removed the pin block and wished there was a way to kick myself before I continued.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>So now I have to figure out what to do about this oversize hole I made where the pin should go. I'm hoping that the block isn't ruined, because the rest of it looks like it's in really good shape.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm thinking about gluing a plate bushing in the large hole. That's the only thing I can think of right now. Any ideas?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Please don't yell at me, I yelled at myself already.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sam Choy</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>