<!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 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Avery asked: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>A question. If you were in a position of having to restring without a = new<BR>pin block, would you still use it? If so,<BR>is there anything else you = would do before restringing? Just a rhetorical<BR>question, of course! :-)"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Avery,</DIV> <DIV>ESPECIALLY on a repin of original block. As for what would I do = prior to repinning. The list is long, but I'll condense. 1. Take scale and = evaluate. 2. Power out the olde pins. 3. Clean holes with a pistol bore brush. Test = to see what size t.pins will work. (Using p.driving fluid in the test.) 4. = check all bridges and repair as needed. 5. Restring w/new scale, strings, pins, = using pin driving fluid. KKK?<G></DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>