There are manufacturers who did/do not drill through the block and others who drill first a small hole all the way through and then drill the right dimension partly through the block. They might look as they are drilled through, but it is only this "fore-drilling". Many such pinblocks have been damaged by tuners who punched loose tuningpins down a little not knowing about the the 2 X drilling.<br>So I dont think it can be taken as bad skills not drilling through.<br>Kaj.<br><br><b><i>Shawn Brock <shawn_brock@comcast.net></i></b> skrev:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3086" name="GENERATOR"> <style></style> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">List,</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I'm not the sharpest on new pin block installation but today I saw something that seemed odd.  While tuning an old Baldwin Grand from the thirties I pulled the action and for some reason touched the bottom of the pin block.  It was not drilled all the way through!  I don't think I have ever noticed a shallow drilled grand pin block before.  This got me to thinking about reasons why someone would drill this way?  I came up with 0!  This was a pin block installed by a technician here in the area.  He is not on this list and to be truthful I don't think much of his work.  So maybe its just one of those odd jobs that a less skilled technician would perform?  Or maybe its a common method used on grand pin blocks and my blind a-s just don't know it?  The grand blocks that I have dun, or helped do were drilled all the way through!  So you guys tell me.  What gives?  Thanks!</font></div></blockquote><br><p>  <hr size=1> Går det långsamt? Skaffa dig en snabbare bredbandsuppkoppling.<br> <a href=http://shopping.yahoo.se/b/a/c_100015813_bredband.html?partnerId=96914325>Sök och jämför hos Yahoo! Shopping.</a>