<HTML>In a message dated 2/16/03 5:53:50 PM !!!First Boot!!!= , FIXPIANOS@aol.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I need a way to remove the mortised Steinway grand music de= sk guide rails without splintering them in the process. Any suggestions? Thanks. </BLOCKQUOTE> If you're talking about the thin slats of wood on which the music desk slide= s, this is the way I remove them. First, using a 1" chisel, I break the glue= joint from front to back, by hitting the chisel right where the slat and th= e rim meet. The, I use a 1/4" chisel and start at the back and gently tap th= e rail out. You might need to use the 1" chisel several times to break that = glue joint. There is another way I have heard about, although I have never done it. You = can plane off the slat even with the side of the case, and then install a br= ass or nickel slide, available at the supply houses. Wim </HTML>