<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=442403409-16112003>Plugs we make with Delignit wood = for pin blocks. The tools to produce the plugs and the Forster bit are sold = by Renner or Jahn.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=442403409-16112003>There are 2 sizes , one can fit in = the plate hole (10 mm) the other is to be used in blocks.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=442403409-16112003></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=442403409-16112003>The best answer to avoid block = replacement, for cracked old blocks in antics pianos - and to avoid oversized pins = locally applied on some Asian ones.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=442403409-16112003>Glued with Titebond. I appreciate = the trick in a Yamaha C3 on a small range of pins (no plate = dismounting).</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=442403409-16112003></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=442403409-16112003>See no reason why it should be so = bad, nowadays it is really good for the final price paid.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=442403409-16112003></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=442403409-16112003>I stopped to think complete = restoration when it comes to older pianos, but providing a service, that is what = customers are waiting for. </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=442403409-16112003>Good medicine !</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=442403409-16112003></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=442403409-16112003></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=442403409-16112003></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <STYLE>  </STYLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=320 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <TABLE height=80 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=320 = align=right border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=tiny> <TABLE style="BORDER-RIGHT: #666666 1px solid; 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MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la = part de</B> Delwin D Fandrich<BR><B>Envoy� :</B> dimanche 16 = novembre 2003 03:02<BR><B>� :</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Objet :</B> Re: = Plugging blocks<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=3></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 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> November 15, 2003 5:21 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Plugging = blocks</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" = color=#000040>        <FONT size=3>    Hey Terry</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 = size=3>   I've only done one of these & if I were doing it again I'd plug it = again. I don't beleive it's possible for me  to duplicate all that case mortising without compromising all that original structural = integrity , nor do I want to. Besides plugging is fairly painless once you get = set up & with good maple plugs  feels  like, well.... A good = maple block</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 = size=3>   Dale</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 = size=3>And have you looked at any of these plugged blocks ten years after? Twenty years? I = have. That's why I still duplicate the original. With a little practice it's = not really all that big a deal.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=3>Del</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>