<html> Hello Roy, this is very interesting. Thank you for your post. I would like to stress that ***I am in no way trying to promote one particular technique over another***. What will make the Workshop Gallery valuable is that it will give insights into how various technicians approach tasks in their workshops. Roy, would you happen to have some pictures illustrating your technique? If so, I'm sure we all would love to see pictures showing your method for boring the pin block. Thank you, /Claudia At 06:20 PM 7/12/2002 Friday, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>In a message dated 7/12/02 12:36:05 PM Central Daylight Time, claudia_cimenti@mail.com writes: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><a href="http://webpages.charter.net/cimenti/workshop" eudora="autourl">http://webpages.charter.net/cimenti/workshop</a></blockquote> Hi, I admire your efforts to promote pin block boring. But, what is wrong with the old fashioned way. Fit the block to the plate, and bore all of the screw holes, insert screws, and then with a center punch, mark all of the pin holes. Remove block, and transfer to a good drill press with a 750 RPM setting, with a backing as long as the block, and set at a 5 or 7 degree reverse angle. Much easier, cheaper, and just as accurate than building a complex apparatus to sit on the piano, which in most cases would probably gouge the case. Just my thoughts on it. I have done dozens of grand pin block replacements using this method, and none has ever failed. Roy Czekay, Milwaukee, WI, Not a registered technician, but have been rebuilding pianos for over 30 years.</blockquote> <x-sigsep></x-sigsep> ----- Claudia Cimenti Northborough, Massachusetts claudia_cimenti@mail.com <a href="http://webpages.charter.net/cimenti/workshop" eudora="autourl">http://webpages.charter.net/cimenti/workshop </a>-----</html>