<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=789065812-05062007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Funny you should ask!  I am attempting my first rebuild on a lower quality grand I own.  I do not have a bandsaw, so I talked to the shop teacher at the school about having him do it on the bandsaw there.  When I came to pick it up, he said he was having too much trouble on the bandsaw, so he cut it with a sabre saw.  I haven't tried fitting it to the plate yet, but it didn't look to bad.  I would say, though, that you should have a good heavy sabre saw and a good blade.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=789065812-05062007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=789065812-05062007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>John Voigt</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=789065812-05062007></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Shawn Brock [mailto:shawn_brock@comcast.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 04, 2007 6:56 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Using a jigsaw to cut pin blocks.<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>anyone ever use a jigsaw to cut out a pin block?  If so what did you think of the results? Easier than a bandsaw, not as easy...  I ask because I'm not sure I want to put out the money for a good bandsaw at this time.  Thanks!</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>