<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>HTML Message</TITLE> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> I have never been accused of being the most observant person= in the world.  I'm just not as aware visually as I am= aurally.  I was just working on the actions of a couple of= our newer Steinways and for the first time, noticed that they= keys didn't have the maple insert at the balance= rail hole.  A couple of weeks ago I worked on an= "L" and a "D" (both serial numbers > 500,000) and the "D" had= a long maple top plate under the button that I'm sure was to= help prevent flex on those long keys.  The "L" didn't have= that plate, but both of them were just plain on the bottom.   Speaking of changes, when did Steinway change from .146 front= rail pins to these .128s they are using now?  Did all= this come about when they started using the Kluge keys with= the wider profile?   Inquiring minds and all that............   dave __________________________________________ David M. Porritt, RPT Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 <A= href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</A></P= >    </BODY></HTML>