<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/27/05 3:02:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2><FONT face=Arial size=2>So now she wants it fixed. My thought is to rout out= a small area of partial thickness (maybe a quarter inch or so) on bottom of t= he middle board of the keyframe (the one that has the center rail mounted on = it - the rear rail is already routed out for the place where the una-corda peda= l used to engage the keyframe. Then install a hunk of hard maple that would = run from the middle board to the rear board on the keyframe. Keep the maple hu= nk maybe a half-inch thick or so - keep it flush with the bottom of the other= two keyframe boards (not too high, not too low). Position it correctly so that= the una-corda lever will engage it, put a strip of leather on the correct edge= , charge the owner a handsome but fair fee (couple hundred bucks), and then smile when she praises the wonderful job I did (and then smile again when = I cash her check).</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Terry,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Is there any way to put some kind of extension on the lever that wouldn= 't flex too much??  Just a thought.  Your way sounds good and more permanent, for sure.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Have a great bike ride!  Don't get blown off the road...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>