<HTML>In a message dated 2/13/03 7:26:40 AM Central Standard= Time, Tvak@aol.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I need to replace the sandpaper= on a hammer rail.  The hammers won't stop drifting side to side, and the screw holes are not stripped.  There's j= ust nothing for them to grip to.  (The piano is a 1907 6'10" Kimball grand.= ) What grit?  What glue?  Removal of old paper? (not sure if there w= as any there to begin with)  Will this cause any regulation problems I should = be aware of? (Not that the piano has any semblence of proper regulation as it <= BR> is...) Any caveats or advice appreciated, as I have never done this before. Thanks, Tom S </BLOCKQUOTE> Tom The best sandpaper to use is wet and dry, about 80 grit. The glue will adher= e to the back side, but will not penetrate to the grit side. 3M makes 1" rol= ls of this materials, available at paint and hardware stores. I use a spray = adhesive, (again, 3M is probably the best), to attach it to the rail.  = Clean the rail thoroughly with a chisel, making sure the old paper is comple= tely gone. BTW, I use that 1" sandpaper also for a hammer shaping paddle. I glue it on = a paint stirrer. Wim </HTML>