<!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 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If the pinblock is open faced (and = there is NO plate, just some metal bars) would replacing a whole section of the = pinblock be a good idea? Seen a similar procedure here <A href="http://www.pebworths.com/PPC/Steinway/PTIS/PTIS.html"><FONT = face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>http://www.pebworths.com/PPC/Steinway/PTIS/PTIS.html</FONT></A><= FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#000080> </FONT><FONT = color=#000000>But that piano probably has a covered pinblock.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <BR>Calin Tantareanu<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR>e-m= ail: <A href="mailto:dnu@fx.ro">dnu@fx.ro</A><BR><A href="http://calintantareanu.tripod.com">http://calintantareanu.tripod.= com</A><BR>----------------------------------------------------</FONT></D= IV> <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=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca = href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John Ross</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=mathstar@salemnet.com href="mailto:mathstar@salemnet.com">Alan R. Barnard</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 14, = 2002 12:50 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pinblock plugging, = was something else</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hi Alan,</DIV> <DIV>Section replacement, is ok, if there is a plate, that has been removed.</DIV> <DIV>I like the plugs, as the block is still secured in place.</DIV> <DIV>The block sectioned in with epoxy, would probably be ok. But I = still prefer the plugs.</DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia.<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=mathstar@salemnet.com = href="mailto:mathstar@salemnet.com">Alan R. Barnard</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> Sunday, October 13, = 2002 7:14 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pinblock plugging, = was something else</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rather than individual round plugs, = could you cut out and plug a whole section with a rectangular = piece?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. Barnard</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>