[CAUT] re-core Steinway action rail?

[ed440 at mindspring.com]

Mark-
Susan Graham wrote an article on this in the August 1983 Journal, also in the general repair reprint book.
It has lots of information you'll be grateful to know in advance.
Ed Sutton


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>From: Cramer at brandonu.ca, Mark <Cramer at brandonu.ca>
>Sent: May 25, 2006 2:51 PM
>To: caut at ptg.org
>Subject: [CAUT] re-core Steinway action rail?
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>Hello all, I'm in Banff for the next 10 days or so and have 
>an older action rail to re-core.
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>This is a first-timer for me, and a somewhat confidential 
>process at Steinway, so if I spell out my plan of attack, 
>perhaps those of you with some (happy, memorable, 
>succesful ;>) experience at this could shed some light on 
>the process for me?
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>1.) I noticed at the factory they keep the new cores (maple 
>doweling) in a heated cannister, presumeably to shrink the 
>diam. for an easier initial fit?
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>(I intend to leave it in an ABS pipe with a 25w 4' Dampp-
>Chaser dehumidifer bar overnight)
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>2.) I'm guessing the same will need to be done to remove 
>the old core? 
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>(I plan on gutting the rails and putting the stack in our 
>hot-box overnight. I've also considered using a counter- 
>sink bit to clean any wood sticking up through the screw-
>holes to make it easier to drive the old core out) 
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>Any other hints for getting the old core out?
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>3.) I intend to install the new core (maple dowel) with the 
>grain at right angles to the screwholes, unless there is 
>some unknown reason to do otherwise?
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>4.) Any other sage wisdom?
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>thanks!
>
>Mark Cramer
>Brandon University
>Brandon, MB
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>The Banff Centre for the Arts
>Banff, AB
>1-403-762-6249
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>Cramer at brandonu.ca 
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