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<DIV>"....once the brass rail(s) are removed and the wooden rail is =
"modified",
you have no reference point..."</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Indeed. The flange center is a very important =
element of
doing this conversion. Fortunately, it is not difficult to measure the =
original
location (assuming it was a good location) and then evaluating the =
center of the
new wooden flange. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black">Dittos
back atcha.<G> I didn't say the parts would fit all that good! =
My
reaction is the use of a Table Saw. A bit over-kill IMHO, when a hand =
plane
would suffice. Another thing that is needed, is a "jig" that will =
allow you to
mount the action, as if it were in the piano. This is the key to doing =
this
job correctly, when the piano is not in the shop. The trick is to =
establish
the distance from the hammer butt flange center pin to the string =
plane. AND,
establishing the correct strike point for the hammers. Think about =
it....once
the brass rail(s) are removed and the wooden rail is "modified", you =
have no
reference point(s)!!! As in: Yikes! DAMHIK!!!<G> Those two =
factors are
extremely important and are not emphasized sufficiently in the =
Spurlock
articles, IMO.</DIV>
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<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial></FONT><BR>Barbara Richmond =
wrote:<BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a customer with a Straube =
upright
piano that has a truly wonderful sound. I was so surprised =
the first
time I heard it, because there aren't many uprights that have =
survived a
lifetime in the Midwest and still have any life in them. =
Here's the
exception. The only problem is it has a brass rail. Is =
it
possible to convert one of these to a wooden flange system?
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond,
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