<html> <body> Hi Jon - No need to shout! Larger, or large with bold, or bold italic would probably have worked as well.  Someone might misinterpret your tone.  Anyway, a few questions of clarification which will, most likely make absolutely no difference.  First, is this piano of the vintage having a large opening in the bracket? Or more recent?  I ask because if of the older type, and all three rails are loose, which one could conclude from some of what you've said, then it's not clear to me, from the description of your proposed method, how you intend to reestablish the correct positioning of each rail.  If it's only the let off rail, positioning seems less critical. Dale.  Could you elaborate on "naahhh"? David Skolnik At 07:14 PM 5/24/2005 -0400, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Ok, we've side-stepped the question here: >Short of firing up the propane, I was thinking of drilling for set >screws and reinforcing the joint with epoxy or thick CA.  Any thoughts ? ... My thought is to use a long clamp to position the bracket flush with the ends of the rails and drill for screws. Then probably tap the leading side of the bracket and use a self-tapping machine screw to drive it home and finish with wicking epoxy or thick CA into the area surrounding the rails. Remember, this is the bass end bracket. <pre>-- </pre> Regards, Jon Page</blockquote></body> </html>