balance rail holes

[mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com]

Ric B answered everything except your last question.

The tool is made of steel. I forget it's exact dimensions, but they are whatever Bill Spurlock recommended in his article.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
Date: Saturday, December 4, 2004 10:37 am
Subject: Re: balance rail holes

> Simple tool really, and I am really glad Terry brought it too my 
> attention 
> on the list a few months back. You are correct in your 
> guesstimation about 
> its use. At least thats very much like what I do with it. I use a 
> balance 
> pin to allign the jig to the balance pin hole, then lightly tap to 
> make my 
> indentations. After that its just to replace the material, however 
> you do 
> that, and redrill the balance pin hole. I mark the hole and use a 
> drill 
> press myself. I like to also make sure the inside of the key has 
> plenty of 
> room for the balance pin for and aft when I've removed the 
> material I am 
> going to replace. Its really suprising how many times you run into 
> keys that 
> bind on the balance rail pin.
> 
> Cheers
> RicB
> 
> David Love wrote:
> 
> > I haven’t read that article but I presume the tool is used to 
> locate the 
> > hole before you use the router to remove the material.  Then you 
> use the 
> > indentations in the wood to relocate and mark the hole for 
> drilling 
> > after you have the insert glued in place?  Do you drill the new 
> balance 
> > rail hole in the key by drilling right through the hole in the 
> tool with 
> > a hand held? Or do you mark and drill.  What is the tool made 
> of, btw.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > David Love
> > davidlovepianos@comcast.net
> > 
> >
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