<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jurgen Goering<BR><B>Sent:</B> January 23, 2007 10:07 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: NAMM Report<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Rob, thanks for the interesting report on your trip to the NAMM show. <BR><BR>One small item that I would to add a different opinion about is the question of action rail material. I don't think that extruded aluminum action rails are necessarily superior to wooden ones in their various forms, e.g. laminated. Aluminum can have its problems as well, such as stripped flange screw holes, unwanted noise and perhaps other issues.<SPAN class=984023418-24012007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080> </FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=984023418-24012007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>I agree. I have yet to meet the metal rail (of any material and/or configuration) that I like as well as a simple laminated beech or maple rail.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=984023418-24012007></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=984023418-24012007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>The laminated rail is stiffer, quieter, at least as stable and is easily reparable.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=984023418-24012007></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=984023418-24012007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Del</FONT> </SPAN><?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily></DIV></BODY></HTML>