[CAUT] front rail delemna

[Chris Solliday]

there's no gettin' around it this is the way to go Wim. Hey Wim whatya been
drinkinb' front rail my...  Chris Solliday
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco at luther.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] front rail delemna


> At 11:19 AM 3/8/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> >Both mortises that hold the front rail of a S&S grand have been damages,
> >and the slot is now too big for the screw. What are some ways to hold the
> >rail on the piano? Two option I am considering is drilling a hole through
> >the front of the rail and attaching the rail to the cheek block. The
other
> >option is to attach the rail with screws from the bottom, like the way a
> >lot of other grands have. The piano is in a practice room, so cosmetics
is
> >not important.
> >
> >Wim
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> I've routed out the slot area and lain in new wood to make a new tight
> slot.  That way I don't confuse myself when I go to remove the keyslip.
>
> BTW, this one's also in a practice room... ;-}
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> Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician
> Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
> 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
>
> - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score,
> - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
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