<HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Wim-</DIV> <DIV>You can make this repair with wood rebuilder or cyano-epoxy mixed with polyester fibres.</DIV> <DIV>You will still need to be careful and patient to shape it properly.</DIV> <DIV>Ed Sutton<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Wimblees@aol.com <BR>Sent: Mar 8, 2006 11:19 AM <BR>To: caut@ptg.org <BR>Subject: [CAUT] front rail delemna <BR><BR></DIV><ZZZHTML><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name="GENERATOR"></ZZZHEAD><ZZZBODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" rightMargin="7" topMargin="7" leftMargin="7" bottomMargin="7"><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Both mortises that hold the front rail of a S&S grand have been damages, and the slot is now too big for the screw. What are some ways to hold the rail on the piano? Two option I am considering is drilling a hole through the front of the rail and attaching the rail to the cheek block. The other option is to attach the rail with screws from the bottom, like the way a lot of other grands have. The piano is in a practice room, so cosmetics is not important. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML></BODY>