This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Wim I may be a little late on this reply but you may have some luck heating = the rail several minutes with an alcohol flame, or similar. The dowel = will shrink some and the rail will expand some. Be careful of the solder = joints. Rig a jig to hold them in place. I wish I could lay claim to = this idea, but I read it somewhere. Did you try the archives? Paul Chick ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wimblees@AOL.COM=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 2:35 PM Subject: Re: Steinway Rail Dowels The idea of replacing the dowel seems like the way to go. Between you, = Patrick, and Newton, it doesn't seem like an impossible task.=20 I had thought of using the Nu Wood. I have used it before to repair = cracks,=20 and glue pieces of wood together. I was reluctant to use it to plug = screw=20 holes, however. I am not sure it the epoxy is strong enough to accept = a=20 screw. Have you done this successfully?=20 Wim=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ad/51/78/99/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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