[pianotech] Brass rail

[Terry Farrell]

The first upright action that I rebuilt got all new parts. It was a  
Mason & Hamlin with brass rails. I followed Bill Spurlock's excellent  
instructions for the conversion to wooden butt flanges with complete  
success. It's not that difficult and I highly recommend that approach.

Below are a couple photos of the job. The first one shows the original  
rail after being routed out to size, holes plugged, new holes drilled  
and a small piece added to the top for additional support of the butt  
flange and to serve as a stop for the damper flanges. The second photo  
is a shows the cross section of the modified rail.

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Terry Farrell

On May 26, 2010, at 1:27 PM, Barb Nobbe wrote:

> Yeah, Dave.  Why don't you just come down and teach that here?  I've  
> got an action you can demonstrate on. :-)
>
> Actually, I thought of that too, but being my 1st rebuild, I'm being  
> as conservative as possible. Thanks.
>
>
> Barbara Nobbe, RPT
> Pitch Perfect
> 859-489-4793
> barbara at pitchperfectpianos.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Dave Davis" <dave at davispiano.com>
> Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 17:16:47
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Brass rail
>
> An option I prefer is to replace the brass rail, and install  
> 'modern' butts and flanges. I first saw this in a class taught by  
> Bill Spurlock, and I'm pretty sure there is a detailed description  
> on his website.
>
> I probably just opened myself up for a chapter technical, right Ryan?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Dave Davis, RPT
> Renton, WA