<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Pinblock fitting revisited</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>    I guess I didnšt explain myself too well in my previous = post on pinblock fitting.  The answers I received so far ignored the fa= ct that the pinblock to plate flange fit had gaps in it and implied that fre= quent tunings is the only solution.  What I need to know is if there is= a situation where the pinblock to plate fit doesnšt matter.  This is c= ontrary to all Išve been told and all Išve read about over the years.  = All replies will be appreciated. Ted Simmons Whatšs the latest on whether or not a pinblock should but= t against the plate flange?  I have a customer who has a rebuilt piano = that wonšt hold tune for even a day and when I removed the action and checke= d the pinblock-to-plate fit I found gaps throughout, some as much as 1/8 inc= h.  Two weeks after I tuned it I found it over 20 cents flat and had to= give it a pitch raise.  A few weeks later it was overly flat again and= in need of a pitch raise.  I explained to the customer about the pinbl= ock to plate flange fit but he said that he was told by the rebuilder that s= uch a thing was not important.  To top it off he did some research and = got conflicting comments.  Some said the piano is OK as is while others= held to the conviction that the gaps in the pinblock are the problem with h= is piano.  I need some backup in my assessment, either pro or con. Ted Simmons Viera, Florida </BODY> </HTML>