[CAUT] front rail delemna

[Aaron Bousel]

Wim,
I'm guessing you mean the key slip, not the front rail which is part 
of the key frame.
If cosmetics is not an issue, and the pins that keep it in place 
(attached to the bottom of the key slip and fitting in holes in the 
keybed) are doing their job, a screw from the front of the key slip 
going into the keyblock would work. I've never done it myself, but 
have seen it. If you figure it correctly, you could use the screw 
holes that are already there, the ones holding the screws that fit 
into the mortises that are now too damaged to hold them. I would 
rather do it this way than putting screws in from underneath the 
keybed. You'd need at least three and then you'd have 5 screws 
between you and the action as opposed to four by using the keyblocks. 
Of course best would be to repair the mortises, but that may be more 
time than you have to spend on it.

Aaron

At 11:38 AM 3/8/2006, you wrote:

>A picture is worth a thousand words...
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>I'm not grasping exactly what you mean?  Mortices in the cheekblocks?
>
>David Ilvedson, RPT
>Pacifica, California
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>Original message
>From: Wimblees at aol.com
>To: caut at ptg.org
>Received: 3/8/2006 3:19:51 AM
>Subject: [CAUT] front rail delemna
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>Both mortises that hold the front rail of a S&S grand have been 
>damages, and the slot is now too big for the screw. What are some 
>ways to hold the rail on the piano? Two option I am considering is 
>drilling a hole through the front of the rail and attaching the rail 
>to the cheek block. The other option is to attach the rail with 
>screws from the bottom, like the way a lot of other grands have. The 
>piano is in a practice room, so cosmetics is not important.
>
>Wim
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