Mark writes: << on "how to use the tubular rail creatively". I never would've thought of that approach, and it just may solve my problem with the least amount of hassle. >> ah, hassle, I know it well. I didn't completely describe the way I repaper rails, but will add this. A cordless screwdriver, with a toggle switch for the forward/reverse directions is indespensible!. It makes it very fast to remove and replace the screws. a powerful one CAN strip the threads, but if you hold them very lightly, the torque will twist the tool in your hand when it hits bottom, and if you are sensitive to it, you will quickly learn to let it go in time. For flanges that need only traveling, or can be spaced with just one piece of tape, the screw doesn't need to come all the way out, but rather, just far enough to allow insertion of the tape. I cut paper strips from a roll of brown packing tape about 18 inches long. I use a variety of widths, from a little less than1mm to perhaps 3 mm. The wider the strip, the more effect it has on the flange. If, after your first pass through the piano, marking which hammers need to go which direction,(I use a little chalk mark on one edge or other of the key, heavier for the far out of alignments, lightly for the subtle changes), you find that the only movement needed is very slight, bring the paper in from the corner a little. The closer to the center of the flange, the less effect it will have. (obviously, if you have two strips, centered on the flange, it will do nothing!) I also lick them before installation so they stay ON THE FLANGE! Leaving the long strips hanging out of the fronts of the flanges helps me remember where I am when the phone rings, etc. As a section is finished, I tear them off under the front edge of the flange. Good luck. Ed
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