<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ummmm, a micrometer?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know you are looking for more, but I = just couldn't help myself! The balance rail pins are usually round, so yes, = just mic them. The front rail pins are usually oval so place the micrometer on = the pin and rotate it until you get the smallest measurement (you can usually = eyeball the proper position pretty easily). Some pianos will have oval balance = rail pins, and do them likewise.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do you have a good micrometer? You'll = need one.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am one of those tool-heads that = advocates buying high-quality tools. If you buy cheap you usually regret it. However, I = have been using a $10 micrometer for many years now and for whatever reason is it = dead accurate and has always worked like a charm. I bought it because I was = just starting out, didn't feel like spending oodles of bucks on something I = didn't know much about. I got lucky. <A href="http://www.wttool.com/p/1251-0005">http://www.wttool.com/p/1251-0= 005</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV>Hi everyone, just a quick question.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>How does one accurately mic front and balance rail = pins?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks in advance,<BR>Matthew</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>