[pianotech] S&S action rail replacements?

[Farrell]

Hmmmmm. And I'm certain that S&S would be more than happy to help a 
rebuilder rebuild one of their pianos. Maybe he should contact the S&S 
rebuilding department directly...... ;-)

Maybe worth a try, but I sure wouldn't hold my breath.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
> On 3/12/09, jim ialeggio <jimialeggio at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have an S&S "A"  action key and action reprortion project (aka Bruce
>> Clark's protocol) for which I'm replacing beat whippen and hammer rails. 
>> It
>> would certainly save time and $ to order pre-bored rails from Steinway. 
>> My
>> sense though is that I will be sorry for that, as the bore locations of
>> contemporary manufacture will most likely not match 1890 locations.
>>
>> Any experience on this?  Is is possible the bore locations would be 
>> remotely
>> acceptable?
>
> I would think that Steinway has scale sticks for every model/scale
> they ever produced and could produce what you need from them. Have you
> asked?
>
>
> -- 
> Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT