<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> I'll just suggest that trade-in value might be enhanced with them still there. So I save them for that reason (always being the optimist, and thinking maybe some day pianos will actually be replaced). I'll also note that placement in a classroom is not necessarily permanent. We cycle pianos from one location to another as they wear. They all end up in practice rooms eventually. Fred University of New Mexico Wimblees@aol.com wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hi guys Happy New year. Back to the old grind I have 4 Boston Studios with mute rails. It's not that much of a problem taking them off each time, but what are some of you doing with them? Is there a good alternative use for them, or do they wind up in the grave yard? Wim U of Alabama</blockquote> </html>