<html> <body> Wim, I'm guessing you mean the key slip, not the front rail which is part of the key frame. If cosmetics is not an issue, and the pins that keep it in place (attached to the bottom of the key slip and fitting in holes in the keybed) are doing their job, a screw from the front of the key slip going into the keyblock would work. I've never done it myself, but have seen it. If you figure it correctly, you could use the screw holes that are already there, the ones holding the screws that fit into the mortises that are now too damaged to hold them. I would rather do it this way than putting screws in from underneath the keybed. You'd need at least three and then you'd have 5 screws between you and the action as opposed to four by using the keyblocks. Of course best would be to repair the mortises, but that may be more time than you have to spend on it. Aaron At 11:38 AM 3/8/2006, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">A picture is worth a thousand words... I'm not grasping exactly what you mean?  Mortices in the cheekblocks?   David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California <hr> Original message From: Wimblees@aol.com To: caut@ptg.org Received: 3/8/2006 3:19:51 AM Subject: [CAUT] front rail delemna 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.   Wim _______________________________________________ caut list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl"> https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a></blockquote> <x-sigsep></x-sigsep> ------------------------------------------ Aaron Bousel Registered Piano Technician, Piano Technicians Guild abousel@comcast.net (413) 253-3846 (voice & fax)</body> </html>