Front Rail Pins

[David ilvedson]

Eyeballing is the correct way to go. 

David Ilvedson, RPT

To:             	pianotech@ptg.org
Date sent:      	Mon, 22 Nov 1999 18:17:10 -0700
Subject:        	Front Rail Pins
From:           	John R Fortiner <pianoserv440@juno.com>
Send reply to:  	pianotech@ptg.org

> List:  I am asking for info this time and will gladly attempt to absorb
> whatever you can provide regarding this:
> 	I just rebushed ( and recovered ) a set of keys for a Kimball piano. 
> Measured the width of the balance and front rail pins to determine which
> caul(s) to use.  Today I went out and reinstalled the set - but I had to
> ease the daylights out of the first couple of keys that I installed (
> read ERROR).  I stopped at that point and looked at my work and at the
> piano - only to discover that someone in the past had rotated the oval
> front rail pins - in some cases more than 45 degrees.
> 	How, or with what, does one guage the pin's aligned so that the  axis
> that defines the narrowest portion of the front rail pin is in the
> correct position ie. as in a new piano??
> All I could do was "eyeball" them into position and there has to be a
> better way.
> Still learning and thanking you in advance.
> 
> John R. Fortiner
> Billings, MT.
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David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net