<div> Hi Dan  Thanks for sharing the nifty set up. I was trying to think thru your procedure. Would it be something like? 1.  Check & record the action spread spread,elevation, lateral location and tilt of each rail? 2. Set up the turnbuckles on the old rails before removal? 3. remove one rail and set up the turn buckles , check tilt elevation, lateral alignment and solder? 4. Next rail, same procedure? </div> <div> </div> <div style="clear: both;">Dale S. Erwin www.Erwinspiano.com Custom restoration Ronsen Piano hammers Join the Weickert felt Revolution 209-577-8397 209-985-0990 </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">-----Original Message----- From: bergpiano <dan@bergpiano.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Sat, Mar 26, 2011 5:36 am Subject: Re: [pianotech] Riding the rails <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_e89372b1-4f7b-441b-b64e-4dfe14bfad26" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Hey guys check it out. <a href="http://www.ejbuckpiano.com/Charlie/KeyBoard/Action.html" target="_blank">http://www.ejbuckpiano.com/Charlie/KeyBoard/Action.html</a>    Dan Berg    ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Love" <<a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</a>>  To: <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>>  Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 2:31 AM  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Riding the rails    >I didn't realize that the brass was toast. You're sort of stuck then. For  > $600 you can learn a lot about soldering.  >  > David Love  > <a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com" target="_blank">www.davidlovepianos.com</a>  >  >  > -----Original Message-----  > From: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On > Behalf  > Of Ron Nossaman  > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 9:24 PM  > To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>  > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Riding the rails  >  > On 3/25/2011 10:51 PM, Ed Foote wrote:  >> David asks:  >>> >BTW are you sure you can't salvage them with some wood rot doctor type  >> stuff.  >>  >> The brass is split all to hell. I have had John Dewey do some before, as  >> well as Chris Robinson. However, at over $600 for installing two rails  >> that cost about $70 each, plus the delay in shipping and waiting, I  >> gotta find a better way. I can handle most of the foreseeable problems,  >> but have never soldered anything that heavy.  >  > Considering the profit potential, I can't imagine why not.  > Ron N  >   </div>  </div>