<!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 6.00.5296.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Looks good.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>How did you end up getting the accurate spacing?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Did you make a template, and then route out for the inlay of new wood?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>No, it looks like you just cut out, and inserted a new section.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>In that case, why didn't you just make a complete new rail? It seems to me,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>it would have been easier than splicing in two new pieces. Or am I mis-</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>interpreting what I see.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 28, 2006 1:44 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Action Frame Front Rail Repair</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thought y'all might like to see a before and after picture of my latest adventure: Action Frame Front Rail Repair.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Before picture is below. The pins were angled this way and that - some so far that the top of the pin was catching on the edge of the key mortise. Plus most were almost loose enough to be removed with fingers. Heights were all over the place as well. Also, quite a bit of evidence of miserable CA glue repairs.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:001401c6b26e$8c660240$6400a8c0@Ross" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After picture is below. I wish I had a huge drill press with a good drill press table. My lines of holes are less than perfect - but quite adequate I think. I used my overhead drill press.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:001501c6b26e$8c660240$6400a8c0@Ross" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I figured I'd post this before I install the keys (and test my spacing accuracy) and was feel good about the project! <FONT size=6> ;-)</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>