Palettes

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<<  So, as I read this and look at a cross section of a grand, the 

palette may then

also be called the let off rail.  Yes?. >>

Umm,   there is a semantic swamp out there, but the palettes are what I see 
as separate pieces attached to the hammer rail.  I seem to remember some brands 
that screwed the let-off dowels directly to the hammer flange rail, which 
means there are no palettes and one rail does the job for both.
    I usually associate the let-off rail as a separate rail, and the palettes 
as simply mounting boards for the buttons.  I dunno, nomenclature ain't my 
specialty, since I am a whippen/balancier/ kind of guy... 



Ed Foote RPT 
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