Traveling on brass rail???-WAS RE:

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Greg,
You might try  rebushing the butt or use another butt if it is a real
serious problem of travel,
Joe

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> From: Gregory Torres <Tunapiana@adisfwb.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Traveling on brass rail???-WAS RE:
> Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 11:27 PM
> 
> Dave,
> 
> I never really thought about it. I just assumed the manufacturing
tolerances were
> made more exact on the hammer butts and the shanks simply burned in so
the hammers
> struck the strings squarely. I have never heard of having to do any
traveling with
> a brass rail action.
> 
> How does one do this??? Anybody???
> 
> Regards,
> Greg Torres
> 
> DGPEAKE@aol.com wrote:
> 
> >  I have had poor luck in using the repair clips.  Having the rail
duplicated is
> > a possibility, but I have seen good and bad results. Besides, how do
you
> > travel the shanks?
> >
> > The best method is to convert to wood, but you would have to replace
the
> > butts, shanks, and hammers, and in the case of Kimball upright, the
damper
> > lever and flanges as well.  It is a more spendy method, but not very
hard to
> > do. I have done one and it came out remarkably well.
> >
> > Dave Peake, RPT
> > Portland, OR
> >
> >
> 
> 
>