<!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 6.00.2900.3157" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>FWIW: Assuming you are referring to the Pianotek Multilam pinblock, it is rotary sawn, not quarter sawn.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>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 style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>SNIP</B></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I can't see why if I replace the pinlock with a multilaminate 1/4 sawn rock maple block, why it shouldn't work. </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>SNIP</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>John M. Ross</FONT></STRONG></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>