In the mean time... My experience with pin oak is mixed. The grain patterns can be stunning. Planted as a landscape tree in my area, to replace the elms lost from DED, they are very fast growing - which means wide growth rings. It is not unusual to find growth rings greater than 1/2" wide. That also makes for unreliable drying success. People will comment about the bacterial odor when milling the lumber but it goes away as it dries.
They are short-lived, which is why I get so many calls about them, they are maturing out at 60-70 years, at that age they are commonly 36-48" DBH. I have never had someone call asking for pin oak lumber and, if they ask for red oak and I tell them yes, some will clarify that it is actual red oak, not pin oak (a member of the red oak family). I tell my tree guys that I won't buy pin oak, but somehow I end up with a couple of them each year - they are hard to get rid of but I fortunately I have one custom table maker who likes it because it is so dramatic.