<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll check through the Journal on CD to = see if I can find it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 28, = 2005 7:37 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Converting a brass = rail piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Barbara,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I replaced the brass rails with = wooden flanges on an old Mason & Hamlin upright (the one that will be at Rochester = this summer). I followed Bill Spurlock's method - I have written = instructions from him somewhere - I'm not sure exactly what the source was - likely an = article in the Journal. It worked quite well and was fairly easy - all you = really need is a good drill press with some simple jig to hold the rail well for = drilling. I believe some rails may be better candidates than others because of = their shape, so perhaps that needs to be considered.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you can't find Spurlock's = instructions in the Journal, let me know and I'll dig through my stuff and find it for you.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a customer with a Straube = upright piano that has a truly wonderful sound.  I was so surprised the first = time I heard it, because there aren't many uprights that have survived a = lifetime in the Midwest and still have any life in them.  Here's the exception.  The only problem is it has a brass rail.  Is = it possible to convert one of these to a wooden flange system?  = Oops, I forgot to look at how the dampers are held in place.  :-l</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Experiences, comments?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>