<!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 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=RCzekay@AOL.COM = href="mailto:RCzekay@AOL.COM">RCzekay@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> August 13, 2001 6:17 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Restoring old = uprights</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=3>Thanks to all who = have offered many tips. It seems to me that the best way to <BR>go would be to = remove the plate, bore the old pin holes to 3/8 and plug with <BR>3/8 hard rock = maple dowels, or pin block material after adding a spot of <BR>epoxy or = white glue for assurance. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>I'm not sure I'd want to use "white glue" = there. You might want to stick with a liberal coating of epoxy--if you've not = used this stuff before, <EM>please</EM> read the directions--or at least = something like TiteBond II (or it's equivalent).</FONT><FONT = face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=3></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT color=#000080></FONT><FONT = color=#000080></FONT> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><BR>My next question is, how does one bore the new pin holes at a 7 degree = angle, <BR>which is SAP when boring a new grand plank? </DIV> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080>You might also want to watch that = 7º back angle. It was never a good idea and it still isn't. The goal is to get = the string to leave the pin at a very slight up angle. About 1/2º = to no more than 1º from perpendicular. This will dictate the drilling angle = which might be anywhere from 0º to whatever. Most of the time we drill at 1º = to 3º. Rarely any more than that.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">On a drill press it easy to do, <BR>but with an upright on its back using a = hand drill that would seem to me to <BR>be almost impossible. Are there jigs = to attach to a hand held drill that <BR>would facilitate this operation? = </DIV> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080>If I have to drill a block by = hand I use a long wood bar attached to my drill that rides against my shoulder = as I move the drill up and down. You can set a piece of wood with one = side cut to the backangle you want just beside the drill bit to guide = you. Sounds a bit crude, but works very effectively.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Also is there a tool to make one's own maple <BR>or pin block material plugs? = I'm 73 years old, and have not kept up with all <BR>the latest innovations in = tools and technology, so please bear with me. One <BR>is never too old to learn! = </DIV> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080>There are--they are called plug = cutters and there has been some discussion of them on pianotech. You might check = the archives. Personally, I wouldn't bother. I've made them and it's a = pain in the neck. Check with Web Phillips--and probably others--and buy them. You = should be able to get them for around $0.50 or so. It's worth the price to = avoid making them yourself.</FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080>Del</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>=