<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>>I was asked to repair an open-faced pinblock on an old Produktiv </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>>Genossenchaft Grand which was restrung and is giving way in the upper </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>>section. The wood is being crushed and the tuning pin holes are elongated </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>In my opinion, the Rebuilder screwed up and should make it right.. Two things probably are causing this: 1. Improper "new scale", or lack thereof.<G 2. The Pinblock Wood has lost it's elasticity, i.e. it's dead wood!</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joseph Garrett, R.P.T.</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BODY></HTML>