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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Roy, No need to pull the =
plate. Pull
the pins, hopefully they will be no 2 or better yet no 1. then =
first make
the pinblock structurally stable by filling holes with very thin epoxy. =
Slow
cure type. Epotec no 301 is suitable and a few others. I =
bought some
Abatron liquid wood but haven't tried it yet. I'll put an ounce in =
a
container and check the viscosity, hardness and cure time etc before I =
will use
it in a block. Warming the block will assist in the capillary =
action and
hasten the cure. Now redrill and string with no 4 pins. If =
the pins
are large already then you may have to drill and plug. I use 3/8 =
and make
my own plugs with standard supply house pin block material. =
Important to
use the vortex cooler to cool the bit. I have a pin block drilling =
machine
that is much simpler than the one in the journal. I can drill the =
complete
pin block in the piano and still put my hand on the drill. =
Works for
me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=RCzekay@AOL.COM =
href="mailto:RCzekay@AOL.COM">RCzekay@AOL.COM</A>
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<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> Friday, August 10, 2001 =
6:14
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Restoring old =
uprights</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=3>I know this =
might sound
a little far out, but is it possible to replace a pin <BR>block in an =
old
upright piano without completely tearing the back apart? <BR>Also, =
over the
years I have heard that there is a method that entails <BR>removing =
the plate
and filling the pin holes with Plexiglas and reboring. <BR>Would =
appreciate
hearing from anyone who is familiar with this. <BR><BR>I have been =
rebuilding
and restringing old players and regular uprights for <BR>many years =
for
customers who want to preserve their grandparents pianos and <BR>pass =
them on
to another generation with great success, but once in a while I =
<BR>run into
one where oversized pins just don't do the job to my satisfaction, =
<BR>and am
looking for a better solution. <BR><BR>Replacing the pin block in a =
grand is
pretty well cut and dried, I have done <BR>it many times also, but =
with
uprights it is different story. <BR><BR>Thanks in advance, <BR><BR>Roy =
Czekay
<BR>Milwaukee, WI</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>