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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pianolover 88 said: "<FONT =
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Customer has a 1963ish Knight console. The jacks have its own =
stop rail,
<BR>whereas on most pianos the letoff rail also has a felt strip on the =
back to
<BR>dampen the impact of the jacks so as not to "click". The knight has =
BOTH a
<BR>letoff rail AND a separate jack stop rail, but for some strange =
unknown
<BR>reason, the latter was originally backed with FOAM instead of felt! =
Of
<BR>course after 40 odd years that foam has literally turned to powder =
and the
<BR>residue was everywhere! So after cleaning the action and doing some =
other
<BR>repairs, I tried to remove the rail so I could back it with a fresh =
strip of
<BR>felt....But I cannot figure out how to get it out! It has four =
adjusting
<BR>screws like those used for the letoff buttons, only these are longer =
and go
<BR>through the rail and continue a couple more inches into the action =
frame.
<BR>Turning each screw only results in moving the rail closer or further =
from
<BR>the jacks,but does not appear to allow for the removal of the rail. =
So, I'm
<BR>hoping someone here has experience with this configuration and can =
advise me
<BR>on the correct removal of this rail. Since the rail is without =
backing
at <BR>this point, the jacks do make audible clicks when playing, so =
maybe by
<BR>regulating the rail so it's farther away from the jacks would lessen =
or stop
<BR>the clicks? Thanks in advance for any help in this
matter."<BR><BR>Terry,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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size=3>Usually, those
jack stop rails are mounted with threaded rods that have a right =
hand and a
left hand thread on them. I've always been able to just keep screwing =
until the
end, (in the hammer rail), exits. Usually you have to do them =
in
tandem so that they don't bind and warp the =
rail(s).</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Your other option would be to put a "butt felt" on each jack at the =
location of contact with the rail. Pretty simple really. Hemostats, hot =
hide
glue and a bunch of butt felts. Take all of the bridle straps loose so =
that you
have better access.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards, </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>