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Date: 12/30/2002 11:48:56 PM Pacific Standard Time<BR>
From: <A HREF="mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com">pianobuilders@olynet.com</A><BR>
Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>
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Hey Terry<BR>
This sounds possibly like a drill and plug with delignit 1/2" plugs kinda of job? Especially if the open faced block is angled or has more than one flange shelf like some Chickerings.<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> Del writes<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000080" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0">I sure hope not. I can't stand the look of all those plugs in an open faced block. Especially when doing the job right is not all that difficult. Even the angled Chickerings aren't all that bad, but the Knabe block is flat and relatively easy duplicate and replace. We've done several and none of them presented all that much of a challange. (Don't forget Terry has at least some experience with wooden boats -- ain't a straight line in any of them.) And those open-face blocks sure look beautiful when they are all finished. Not to mention how beautifully they tune.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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Such sacriledge!! What was I thinking?<BR>
Dale<BR>
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