<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR><o:SmartTagType name="PersonName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @font-face { font-family: AGaramond Bold; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } H1 { FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: personal } SPAN.EmailStyle18 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: personal } SPAN.EmailStyle19 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: personal-reply } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=white> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>Spell checker would not have caught that one as threw IS a word - a legitimate one at that.</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>As to "newbee" </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>knew Bea</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>new bee</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>knew  bee</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>pneu - bee?? (all air)</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>new b??</DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> From: William Benjamin [mailto:pianoboutique@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 2:29 PM To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: RE: Stupid newbee!!! Stupid! Stupid! </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> I had some one come in the store and just sent it without spell checking.  Now that I spell check, I find newbee comes up wrong; go figure.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> William<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> PIANO BOUTIQUE<o:p></o:p> William Benjamin<o:p></o:p> Piano Tuner Extraordinaire<o:p></o:p> <A href="http://www.pianoboutique.biz">www.pianoboutique.biz</A><o:p></o:p> The tuner alone,<o:p></o:p> preserves the tone.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of John Fortiner Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 4:06 PM To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: RE: Stupid newbee!!! Stupid! Stupid!<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> "threw" as in the past tense of "throw"????<o:p></o:p> Sorry, couldn't resist<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> John Fortiner<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: William Benjamin [mailto:pianoboutique@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 12:38 PM To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: RE: Stupid newbee!!! Stupid! Stupid!<o:p></o:p> Yes you are getting threw.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> PIANO BOUTIQUE<o:p></o:p> William Benjamin<o:p></o:p> Piano Tuner Extraordinaire<o:p></o:p> <A href="http://www.pianoboutique.biz">www.pianoboutique.biz</A><o:p></o:p> The tuner alone,<o:p></o:p> preserves the tone.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Samuel Choy Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 9:39 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: Stupid newbee!!! Stupid! Stupid!<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> Thanks to everyone for your great advice. Also, I went to the PTG meeting today and got some great advice too. <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Thank you everyone, also, for not rubbing my nose in it too!!<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Isaac, I will definitely practice before I try anything.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Sam Choy<o:p></o:p></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 5pt 0in 5pt 3.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <DIV> ----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV style="font-color: black"> From: <A title=irs.pianos@earthlink.net href="mailto:irs.pianos@earthlink.net">Isaac Sadigursky</A> <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> To: <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 6:48 PM<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Subject: RE: Stupid newbee!!! Stupid! Stupid!<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> <o:p> </o:p></DIV> Hi,Sam! You can call yourself �Stupid� if you will do it again second time..For the first time:Just call it GODD Experience..<o:p></o:p> I had done it 28 years ago,I still work on that 6�+ Chickering and it�s fine..<o:p></o:p> Here is a simple repair technique: Drill out  31/32� hole to insert �� Ready Made Plug from Pin Block Material,glue it,cut it flush. And here is the trick I had learned from late Dennis Nicholson,RPT.. At 1o�Clock area drill 7/32�hole 1/8 deep so that drilled hole is half-way in the plug and half way in the old pin Block area and it works as a LOCK or CAM and prevents newly installed plug from spinning  around during drilling.You don�t have to wait for glue to set with this technique.This LOCKING technique was used in a lot of ship building joints in the OLD World and it works..I would recommend practicing it first on an old piece of pin block material..When I will master using my new digital camera-I will post a picture of this repair� Good luck.. Isaac..<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Samuel Choy Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 8:09 AM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName> Subject: Stupid newbee!!! Stupid! Stupid!<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> 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.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> 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.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> 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.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></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?<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Please don't yell at me, I yelled at myself already.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> Sam Choy<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV>  <o:p></o:p></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>