Glued back action flange

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<< I fear that more flanges will be following the same failure as this 
instrument acclimates to the desert so someday it will have to be properly repaired. 
Would that be a good time to use fasteners or should I stick with the 
original method.  >>

Greetings, 
         
    You will eventually need to glue up a lot of these flanges, so you may as 
well do it right, ie, take the tray out and repair it. Anything else is just 
dragging out the misery. Modern glue will, for all practical reasons, make a 
permanent repair on these rails.  The tray is a very soft wood, so take care 
not to starve the joints. 
        You main job will be educating the customer.  If they have a really 
bad rebuilding job, they will need to understand that the expense has not 
ended.   
Regards, 


Ed Foote RPT 
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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