I love watching and learning from your YouTube channel Living Pianos. I don’t know if you know the answer to this question, but why are all pin blocks made of wood? It would seem that by now someone would have found a better material that wouldn’t have all the disadvantages of wood.
Thanks,
Jay
You ask an intelligent question about pinblocks. In fact, I have a video which explores alternatives to wooden pinblocks pioneered over 100 years ago by Mason & Hamlin.
The good thing about wooden pinblocks is that they can be replaced if they wear out. They also provide excellent tuning stability for the enormous combined weight that the strings exert on the pins. With new technologies, perhaps new materials will surface for pinblocks, but wooden pinblocks have served us well up until this point.