<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1226" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY text=#000000 bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Thomas Cole<BR><B>Sent:</B> January 22, 2004 6:51 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Rebuiling = uprights<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR>Since many of these uprights have lost crown, I wonder if = some of these would be good candidates for Del's idea of painting the = soundboard with epoxy to restore stiffness.<BR><BR>Tom Cole</DIV> <DIV> <HR> </DIV> <DIV align=left><BR><BR><SPAN class=281330217-23012004><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff> Like many jobs, = rebuilding uprights is very time-consuming until you do a few and work out some efficient procedures. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=left><SPAN class=281330217-23012004><FONT face="Comic = Sans MS" color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV align=left><SPAN class=281330217-23012004><FONT face="Comic = Sans MS" color=#0000ff>We have now used the epoxy coating technique as = described in the Journal on a number of pianos with, so far, good results. That, along = with routing for and installing pinblock inserts (not plugs), makes upright = rebuilding considerably more practical.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=left><SPAN class=281330217-23012004><FONT face="Comic = Sans MS" color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV align=left><SPAN class=281330217-23012004><FONT face="Comic = Sans MS" color=#0000ff>Del</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=281330217-23012004> </SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>=