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size=2> Dale wrote<BR>>I have recently this year been capping my=
stwy/Bolduc block with a thin <BR>>cap of delignit 5/16ths inch & t=
his
does help the flagpoling & the <BR>>tendency for the top of the pin=
hole to get hogged out.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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size=2>Ronwrote<BR>I don't see how it helps flagpoling, but it does provid=
e a
solid and tight <BR>fit for the pin just where it needs to be - at the top o=
f
the block. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> Dale</DIV>
<DIV> I don't see how a 5/16 cap is doing all the work & hey =
It
still tunes like a 1/4 sawn maple block.</DIV>
<DIV> What the cap does IMO is to keep the pin from mushing =
out
the hole over time & seems to act like a nice tight bearing surface =
;for
the pin to turn against. I've used it as thin as a 1/4 inch & like=
the
results. Hey its worked for Yamaha for 45 years & I think everbody like =
the
way those tune.</DIV>
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=2>Ron
wrote<BR>Personally, I don't see much point in wasting an expensive block =
as
dead <BR>filler underneath the Delignit cap that's doing virtually all the=
work. In <BR>my opinion, the cheap rotary cut multi lamination blocks are
ideal for this <BR>use.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV> Dale </DIV>
<DIV> The cheap blocks which are rotary cut & flat sawn =
as a
result may not hold up that well in some climates Like yours partner?.=
Or
the nevada desert & other dry places.</DIV>
<DIV> Any history with it there in Kansas? Any way I've sta=
yed
away from the it.</DIV>
<DIV> Hey If it works I'd love to save the money I spend on the wood wo=
rth
it's weight in gold/cash.</DIV>
<DIV> Regards</DIV>
<DIV> Dale</DIV>
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