[CAUT] Balance rail on D

[Jeff Tanner]

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Wim,
I just got through replacing the balance rail pins on an L which had  
become corroded by rodent, um, damage.  I replaced both the pins and  
the bearings.  I had to glue size some of the holes (I just swabbed  
the hole with a drop of Titebond before I tapped the pin in and it  
worked wonderfully - I would lean against using epoxy because you  
might need to remove them again in the event of, let's say, perhaps,  
rodent damage?).  Other holes were extremely tight, and it didn't  
matter whether the old pins were tight or not as tight - it was more  
to do with inconsistency in pin sizes among both the original pins  
and the replacements.  Took about one minute per balance rail pin,  
but give an hour or so for breaks to visit with the family which was  
in town.  Then, you have to resquare the keys and relevel them, of  
course.

It was not a bad job at all.
Jeff



On Nov 8, 2005, at 5:11 PM, Wimblees@aol.com wrote:

> The action on a 50 year D is getting to the point where I've  
> recommended that we get a new one, but the budget just isn't there.  
> The main problem is the balance rail pins. They are very loose in  
> the rail and the keys are very pulley. I can glue size the balance  
> rail holes on the keys, but do any of you have experience either  
> replacing the just the rail, or should I glue size the holes?
>
> Wim


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