there's no gettin' around it this is the way to go Wim. Hey Wim whatya been drinkinb' front rail my... Chris Solliday ----- Original Message ----- From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco at luther.edu> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 12:23 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] front rail delemna > At 11:19 AM 3/8/2006 -0500, you wrote: > >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 > >_______________________________________________ > >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > I've routed out the slot area and lain in new wood to make a new tight > slot. That way I don't confuse myself when I go to remove the keyslip. > > BTW, this one's also in a practice room... ;-} > > > > > Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician > Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 > 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 > > - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, > - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap. > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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