Mike  I'll second that.  It's so much easier to do what you've suggested & there is no question about original plate locations.  I find uprights quite a bit more difficult in general to rebelly. Certainly no discounts apply.   Dale <div id=AOLMsgPart_0_5e37ee83-af60-4020-9b17-2c40772643ed style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff">Al,  Another pinblock option which the others have not mentioned yet: If the original block is still well attached to the back structure, rout out a cavity in the original block for each section of tuning pins, and inset a piece of new pinblock. Epoxy, screws, dowels, whatever makes you feel comfortable. This lets you preserve the plate/pinblock relationship, making soundboard/bridge alignment a lot less complicated, as described by Del.  Mike    AlliedPianoCraft wrote:  > I just got a call to rebuild a Stieff upright which the customer > believes was made in the 1920"s. He wants a new soundboard, pinblock etc.  > > While I have installed many soundboards (I don't make my own) and > pinblocks in grands, I have never replaced any in uprights.  > > I have two questions: 1, Is it more or less difficult to replace a > soundboard and pinblock on an upright? 2, Comparative price. How > should I estimate the job as compared to a grand.  > > Thanks for any input.  > > Al Guecia  </div> <div id='u8CA720FD557D39F-918-2F8D' class='aol_ad_footer'><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Get the <A title="http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?NCID=mpqmap00030000000003" href="http://www.mapquest.com/toolbar?NCID=mpqmap00030000000003" target="_blank">MapQuest Toolbar</A>, Maps, Traffic, Directions & More! </div>