On Fri, 3 Oct 1997, Guy, Karen, and Tor Nichols wrote: > At 09:11 AM 10/3/97 -0700, you wrote: > >Help! Help! Does anyone have or know where to find brass rail repair clips > >for an old Kimball, Schaff part #513KB, APSCO #24498? Both houses are out > >of them. > > > >Any info or a quick-and-dirty substitute would be greatly appreciated!! > > > Jerry, > quick-and-truly-dirty brass rail repair trick number 375: > > Take a piece of bass string core wire, and thread it through three notes' > butts, with the bad note in the middle. Clamp with adjoining clips, and > flop a little. Like I said, truly dirty, but can help until parts arrive. A more permanent, down-and-dirty repair would be a Chinese-built, Pearl River Console; a much better permanent repair would be a Schimmel upright. This piano is inevitably headed for the Piano Catapult World Championships in the near future. Don't get caught standing beneath it! Les Smith lessmith@buffnet.net
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