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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then that makes it easy! I would start =
by drilling
a few holes in the pinblock of different diameters outside of =
the
tuning pin fields, pound in a few tuning pins and test the torque. =
Once you
have found the optimal sized hole, ream out a couple existing tuning pin =
holes
with the same sized drill bit - maybe the three holes for C-88 - pound =
in some
pins and test the torque again. Adjust as needed. Even if you end up =
drilling a
few holes too big, you can always plug a couple and redrill - no big =
deal. I
don't think you are ever going to find any specifications that are =
necessarily
going to work on any given pinblock - your block is older than new, =
it has
been toasted a bit, it may be at a different moisture content, being =
re-drilled
my affect things a bit (just like if you are drilling a new block, =
you will
often use a different final bit size if you are drilling in two passes =
compared
to a one-pass drilling technique). I find the only way to be sure is to
experiment with a few and test.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mcpiano@globetrotter.net
href="mailto:mcpiano@globetrotter.net">Marcel Carey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 29, =
2004 3:36
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: baldwin block =
reaming</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=578233508-29012004><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff size=2>Of
course I've removed the plate.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A
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href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>Farrell<BR><B>Sent:</B> 28 janvier, 2004 21:09<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: baldwin block =
reaming<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK so here it goes =
again.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Have you removed the =
plate?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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