Chickering Action Rails Replacement?

[Greg Newell]

Jim,
	I might be doing this soon too! I'd appreciate anything that you'd
be willing to share.

All the best,

Greg Newell

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
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Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 1:50 PM
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Subject: Chickering Action Rails Replacement?

Chickering Quarter grand 122 scale Action redesign.

I'm considering replacing the hammer and repetiton flange rail in order to 
ditch the brass flanges on a complete geometry redesign on this action.  

I've got the various geometries down and proofed on autocad. 

I was planning on running a molded maple rep rail and flat hammer shank
rail. 
Before I model it, is there some reason why ditching the existing steel
rails
would be a bad idea?    

Jim I