<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Terry, Yes, I've done that before. Since the piano is in a club and subject to abuse, I thought the brass rod might be better since it wouldn't break. Wood is definitely easier. Still thinking about the best option for this particular situation.... John Formsma Farrell wrote: <blockquote cite="mid003a01c61f3d$b3c90680$0201a8c0@DESKTOP" type="cite">Or maybe just stronger wood - a nice oak or hard maple dowel or correct diameter? Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- SNIP <blockquote type="cite">I was thinking about a nice brass rod with the big nuts like on the top of grand pedal rods (what are those called?). One on the top and one on the bottom. Adjustable and permanent, and it might just fit in the round holes on the lyre brace block and pedal box. But, that's a lot of doing compared to just ordering new ones from somewhere. But at least they wouldn't break. John Formsma </blockquote> _______________________________________________ Pianotech list info: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> </blockquote> </body> </html>