---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 1/4/2003 6:44:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: > Subj: Brass Action Rails > Date: 1/4/2003 6:44:21 PM Pacific Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> > Sent from the Internet > > Terry > I wouldn't assumne that they're brittle. If it ain't broke don't > fix it. Yes I've gone wood a few times. It's difficult to get a perfect match but with many good parts out there you could do some dry fit and check the tokiwa upright butts . Theyare very good. Also I used to get two sizes of imported Japanese butts from American but I don't know if they're still availablle. By the way my son and I used the tokiwa brass rail butts on an upright recently. Wow what nice parts. A perfect match dimensionally. Regards Dale > I am doing a complete rebuild of a 90 year old M&H upright. It is getting > new board, new block, new action, new everything. It has brass action rails > for the hammer butts. None have failed. I can only assume the brass is > brittle, as I have seen so many of these brass rails fail. Is this a fair > assumption? > > Assuming I want to do something with the brass rails, is there anywhere > besides Schaff that duplicates? I'm looking for best quality. What about > converting to wooden flanges? Anyone care to share their experience doing > this? > > Any thoughts in general? Thanks. > > Terry Farrell > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/1a/cf/db/7a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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