<!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 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>Andrew and Rebeca Anderson<BR><B>Sent:</B> January 24, 2007 6:08 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: NAMM Report<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>I'd have to concur here.  Some of the finest pianos don't use aluminum.  There is a definite action noise issue that aluminum rails transmit all too well.  Carl Sauter uses engineered wood for their grand rails.  I'll have to get in with the servicing tech.s next time so I can look at more actions.  The ones I did see didn't use aluminum.<BR><BR>I've traced excessive action noise to aluminum rails on my affordable Chinese pianos.  Now, how do you dampen that noise?<SPAN class=031133918-24012007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080> </FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><SPAN class=031133918-24012007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>You buy a piano that uses a laminated wood rail.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=031133918-24012007></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=031133918-24012007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Del</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>