Genuine Steinway Action Rails Split

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>I'm thinking of a boardgame where the variables of the tubular rail, a
> previous generation's worth of stripped screw-hole repairs, worn rail cloth
> and the limitless variety of hammer-traveling options these provide are
> color coded with a spinner in the middle. "Spin to choose your contortion,
> then just try and make the shank/flange conform to it!"

Hmm,  don't forget the variables in the drilling for the agraffes, or the 
string spacing under the capo bar, or the notching of the bridges. Strings on 
Steinways are always in different places. 

   Observe the "mini-break" on the Steinway B around note 25(?),  there will 
always be a slightly wider gap there where the strings(at their distal end) 
go to either side of the plate strut.  You won't find a 20 note bass action 
rail that has those two hammerflange holes spread to match.....
    A perfectly set up action has to take the stringing into account, no? 
Regards, 
Ed Foote