hey, I'm restoring a turn-of-the-century Sohmer upright and the balance rail mortises are narrower than my cauls and bushmaster. The balance pins are .146, but the width (front to back) of the hole will not allow me to insert the caul or bushmaster or the precut bushing cloth strips. The buttons are in great shape and I don't want to replace them. Any ideas on enlarging the hole? I was considering getting an extra set of cauls and narrowing them on a belt sander to fit the hole. Thanks. LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES New Orleans Chapter Mandeville, LA. lafargue@iamerica.net
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