<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Hi Calin,</DIV> <DIV>You buy, or make plugs from pinblock material. They are 1/2' = plugs.</DIV> <DIV>Plugs can be purchased from, Allied Piano/Webb Phillips & Associates.</DIV> <DIV>They work best on an open face pinblock. If the plate is still on, = you would have to use the smaller 3/8" plugs.</DIV> <DIV>In case of an overlap, drill every other hole and epoxy the plugs = in place. Be sure and score a line on the side, of the plug, so the air or excess = glue can escape.</DIV> <DIV>When these plugs are installed, drill out the others, and in some = cases you may have an overlap, with the previously installed plug. Then plug the remainder.</DIV> <DIV>To make the job look nicer, on an openface block, sand off the top, = and glue on a piece of veneer.</DIV> <DIV>Then you just drill for the size pins you are going to use, using = the template, I forgot to tell you to make first.</DIV> <DIV>Any questions, just ask.</DIV> <DIV>Best regards,</DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia.<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></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>From:</B> <A title=dnu@fx.ro href="mailto:dnu@fx.ro">Calin Tantareanu</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 13, 2002 = 2:26 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 2-Part = Pinblock</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How exactly do you proceed with = plugging a pinblock?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have an old grand without a cast = iron plate which has some cracks in the pinblock. Changing it with a new one = would be very complicated, as it seems to be embedded into the sides of the case and also has the string terminations on it (with bridge pins = - this piano has no agraffes).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, <BR> <BR><BR>Calin = Tantareanu<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR>e-m= ail: <A href="mailto:dnu@fx.ro">dnu@fx.ro</A><BR><A = href="http://calintantareanu.tripod.com">http://calintantareanu.tripod.= com</A><BR>----------------------------------------------------</FONT></D= IV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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>From:</B> <A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@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> Sunday, October 13, = 2002 4:26 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 2-Part = Pinblock</DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff = 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE"><BR><BR>        = Good sugestion. Alan,just unscrew the block segments ,take them to the = drill pressand bore for 1/2 inch plugs and rebore. Install plugs and = screw back in place. Easier said than done but a good option.</FONT><FONT = lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face="Times New Roman" = color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SERIF">>>>>>>Dale = Erwin</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY><= /HTML>