[pianotech] Riding the rails

[David Love]

I've bought pre drilled entire stacks before.  How bad can they be at
drilling a hole?  I didn't have any problems.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ed Foote
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 4:47 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Riding the rails

 

Greetings,  

   Well, it has finally happened.  I have to replace two action rails in an
85 note Steinway A.  There are action rails listed in the parts list, but
they are for the 88 note models.  I assumed I would chop off the treble
section and have only a half hole left at the top.  Holly has asked if I
want them unbored, mentioning that some techs say they are the same, while
others of us say they are not.  

   Would someone with experience in this give me some idea of which way to
go?  I got me a drill press, but the work involved in indexing and drilling
is something I would just as soon avoid if possible.  However, I don't want
to be fighting an alignment nightmare with ill fitting holes. 

thanks, 

Ed Foote RPT
http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/index.htmll

  

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