Big Action Rail Pins

[Bill Ballard]

At 10:19 PM -0500 1/4/03, Farrell wrote:
>I most often just replace rail pins rather than polish when a few 
>are nicked or whatever. These are not in bad shape. Perhaps a 
>thorough polishing is in order! Thanks for the input.

Terry, how is the keyboard. Has the grain of the mortices been pulled 
apart by one too many rebushings? If this keyboard is due for new 
balance holes and rebushing, why not just change buttons and inlay 
new  front mortises, bushed. If there were other reasons to be this 
thorough, the ability to start over again with standard key pin 
sizes. At least you didn't get oval balance pins.

Of course that's a major investment in the action of such a piano, 
whose rebuilding right now seems based on faith in its as a good 
candidate for rebuilding. The Knabe you're doing for these folks is a 
real adventure. I'm sure we'll hear more.

Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.

"May you work on interesting pianos."
     ...........Ancient Chinese Proverb
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