<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><FONT id="role_document" = face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"> <DIV> <FONT size="3"> = This has been fun project for Dennis & I. The 1890's Stwy C in = process for Dave Andersen had an unusually thick block. Thicker than = standard supply house stock. This one is 1 & 11/16th"s thick. = Normal or usual being about about 1 & 1/2'. I had a large = supply of good maple around from scavanging uprights etc & found a = good use for it here. The average old Steinway had 3 thick = laminations & a 1/8th" thin one top & bottom. </FONT></DIV> = <DIV><FONT size="3"> The one we made below has 4 quarter cut = Maple plys oriented in the same fashion as the Bolduc blocks except = for the thick bottom piece which, will never even taste the end of the = pin. The top 5mm cap is cut from delignit & aids the resistance to = flagpoling. Also the block is still oversized & the bottom Lam. will = be shaved another 2 or 3 mm to final dimension. The whloe thing glued = together with Elmers glue all..... .................gotcha!!! Not ! = Bolduc wood glue.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size="3"> Works = great</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size="3"> Dale = Erwin</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN = class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><BR = class="khtml-block-placeholder"></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <FONT= class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><SPAN = class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><IMG = src="cid:X.MA1.1122733171@aol.com"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV><DIV><BR = class="khtml-block-placeholder"><DIV><FONT lang="0" face="Arial" = size="2" family="SANSSERIF" ptsize="10">Erwins Pianos Restorations = <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-577-8397<BR>Rebuilt = Steinway , Mason &Hamlin = Sales<BR>www.Erwinspiano.com</FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT><BR = class="khtml-block-placeholder"></BODY></HTML>=