<!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 6.00.2800.1498" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>1. Remove the rail and drill a new screw hole very close to the old one.<BR>Some would = say to dig out the old screw, plug, and redrill. My =<BR>experience = in<BR>100-year-old pianos? You are likely to make the damage worse, like = =<BR>breaking<BR>the rail. Remember that wood may be a little brittle with age, too. or ="</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>Once you get the olde one out, more often than not, the hole is over-sized and needs = some attention, before putting a new screw in. The trick is to drill Across = the hole with a 1/8" drill. Insert an 1/8" dowel w/glue. Trim. Re-drill the hole, = down through the dowel stock. Insert new let-off screw...then attach button.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>