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Pin blocks The Pin block is the block of wood that holds the tuning pins. It is made of hard wood such as Maple glued together in layers (laminated). This process makes the pinblock very strong and stable. Holes are drilled into the wood and the metal tuning pins are pounded into the holes. It is important that the holes are placed precisely and that they are exactly the correct size. The pins must fit very tightly so that they do not move once the correct position is set during tuning but not so tight that it is impossible to turn it precisely. Wear, age and environmental factors can cause the holes to become slightly larger and therefore they will not be tight enough to hold the pins in place. When the pins move the piano goes out of tune quickly. eventually the piano cannot be tuned at all. Replacing a pinblock requires removal of all of the strings, removal of the old pinblock, careful trimming and fitting of the new pinblock (they are all shaped differently) precise drilling of all of the holes for the pins, proper placement of the new block back into the piano, placing new pins in all of the holes and replacing all of the strings. Replacing the pinblock can add many years of new life to a piano. If done properly the new pinblock should last as long as the original. Key Benefits
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