Plugging/redrilling Steinway letoff rail

[John Minor]

John Dewey suggests trying a drop of good old fashion pin block restorer
on each let off screw to swell the wood!


John MInor

On Tue, 29 Sep 1998, Ron Torrella wrote:

]I'm wondering about the feasibility of plugging and redrilling the letoff
]rail on a Steinway D.  Anyone have experience with that or advise to the
]contrary? I don't care for the notion of removing the rail and replacing
]it, wholesale, but if that's the better route and someone knows a
]foolproof way of accomplishing it, I'm sure my colleague will be
]impressed.  Thanks!
]
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