<!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 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Terry,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It looks like you used the 'Spurlock', method, and tool?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Did you route out the slot?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>To what depth, or what is the thickness, of the insert?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Is the hole in it tapered, or just straight through?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>What is the difference in size between the balance rail pin, and the drill bit?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I have heard some talk of making the insert longer to cut down on flex, did you give any thought to that?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Finally, what type of wood did you use?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Oh, by the way, very nice looking job.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 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=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</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> Saturday, November 19, 2005 7:00 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Chucky Cheese</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>"I consider this the functional equivalent of new BR holes in fresh inlaid wood."</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But is it as pretty?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:019a01c5ed10$2857ceb0$6400a8c0@Ross" align=baseline border=0><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> My particular version of this is that the veneer is not set on its <BR>> side so that what meets the pin is side-grain. My veneer (1/8" maple, <BR>> not 1/28") is crosscut into strips the width of my favorite file <BR>> (maybe 3/16"). Instead of cutting a kerf with a hacksaw lade (as <BR>> pictured, right?), I cut a channel with the side of my file, bearing <BR>> as you do against a BR pin to properly locate the edge of the shim. <BR>> What my maple strips present to the BR pin is end-grain, which is a <BR>> much more durable grain orientation.<BR>> <BR>> I consider this the functional equivalent of new BR holes in fresh inlaid wood.<BR>> <BR>> Mr. Bill<BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>