<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Wim,<DIV>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.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>It was not a bad job at =
all.</DIV><DIV>Jeff</DIV><DIV><BR =
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class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV>On Nov 8, 2005, =
at 5:11 PM, <A href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A> =
wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE =
type="cite"> <FONT id="role_document" face="Arial" color="#000000"=
size="2"> <DIV>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?</DIV> =
<DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim =
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