Jon, At 02:49 PM 2/5/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Why shim the back rail to meet the dags, why not just lower the dags to >meet the back rail? No reason, except for regluing. >If you shim the backrail, you'll have to trim the key end lifter felt to >maintain underlever juxtaposition. Just think of it as a way of compensating for lifter felt that has compressed.... >At 01:08 PM 02/05/2001 -0500, you wrote: >>OK, Newton, I'll bite. I care for an S&S D for our symphony, and the >>regulation changes. How did you shim the back rail? Take it off & insert? A nice bit of walnut shim stock works wonders. Also helps to fix the pianos which have been improved by the installation of things like pianodisc units. Cheers! Horace
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