[CAUT] Hammer flange rail split

[Don Mannino]

Bob,
 
I have had to replace these before, and I need to do another one - my
own Baldwin F has a split!
 
The last time I made a new one out of hard maple, yes.  If you don't
have a shop for it I believe Schaff has a duplication service, and maybe
other technicians could do it as a service as well.
 
Don Mannino

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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Bob Hull
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 9:38 AM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: [CAUT] Hammer flange rail split


I have a customer with a Baldwin D (1960's era) that has  a split in the
hammer flange rail.  I have already repaired several stripped screw
holes in this rail and now this is some further deterioration.     I
need to decide whether to try to repair this or replace the whole rail.

 
Just as I finished rebuilding the action this summer, the screw holes
got tired of all the work and several gave up the ghost.  
 
I don't do the tuning on this piano because of the distance but they
call me for repairs that the regular tuner doesn't do.  I haven't seen
the split yet  - they just told me what he saw.  
 
I believe other screw holes are on the verge of giving up their grip.
So, even if I expoxied this split there could be more problems later.
 
Ideas?
 
Would you make a new one from hard rock maple?
 
Thanks for input.
 
Bob Hull

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