<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>I don't know that the density of low-density epoxy is all that different from spruce or pine. What's your point?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial>Gee, you "</FONT><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">reweighing the piano and inserting lead where needed and get the darned thing into reasonable specs". Gosh, so like why did you take the old lead out only to put new lead in? Dog-gone, now why didn't I think of that? Shizzam, I'll keep this email to remind me to <FONT face=Arial>"</FONT><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">reweighing the piano and inserting lead where needed and get the darned thing into reasonable specs"</FONT> next time.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Terry Farrell</FONT></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>Terry said: "<FONT size=+0>I've done it both ways and whereas I sure do like the look of spruce plugs, epoxy is about a gazillion time faster.</FONT> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>I use West System epoxy resin and hardener and thicken it with their 410 MicrolightTM low-density filler. It cures to a tan color. This is a fairing filler and is extremely easy to sand - although careful application makes for almost no sanding needed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Terry.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>And then you run into a piano that has Turbo-Wippens that were retro'd and all the leads have been taken out and the darned thing has 60+ grams throughout the piano! (all the way up to note 88!!!!Yikes!) In this case I'm thankful that the old holes were plugged with spruce. (What the heck is wrong with plugging with the proper wood? as in Sugar Pine?????) I'll be reweighing the piano and inserting lead where needed and get the darned thing into reasonable specs. My only thought is: did the last tech glue the plugs in or did he just press fit them. (Yes, I have seen that! grrrr!) i.e. I think it is best to plug the holes with wood plugs and glue them in so that if, on the oft-chance there needs to be some more leading, it will not be a world war III to get the job done.<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Regards,</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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>