<!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 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wouldn't be hooked to the soft pedal = would it? Or the middle pedal?  Maybe in a past life.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer Ptg assoc<BR>Santa Clara, Ca.</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=741662027@theshusters.org = href="mailto:741662027@theshusters.org">Cy Shuster</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> Saturday, October 16, = 2004 7:39 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pivoting hammer rest = rail?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I'm going to feel silly if this is a standard = action feature, but it wouldn't be the first time... so I'll ask = anyway.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I worked on the action of a 1923 Ellington grand = last week.  The hammer rest rail was supported by brass rods at the = action brackets, with felt bushings that allowed the rail to pivot upwards = through roughly 90 degrees.  What's that for (besides making it easier to = access the wippens)?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>