Big Action Rail Pins

[Farrell]

Hey, now there is an idea. What might one plate the pins with? And can you recommend anyone that does this kind of work?

On the center rail pins of an older piano, near the top of the pin where the bushings would contact, one commonly will find an area that appears to be "worn through" the plating or whatever. Is this in fact likely the condition there? And if so, might it be the case that polishing will yield inferior results because the core material exposed to the bushings is not as hard as the plating?

Anyone care to share a bit of "Action Rail Pins - 101"?

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Page" <jonpage@attbi.com>
To: "Catherine Emily Grattan" <lostchordclinic@ameritech.net>; "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: Big Action Rail Pins


> Go for bfoke...have them replated.
> 
> Jon Page
> 
> 
> At 10:13 PM 1/4/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > > But the keys on this piano are really in fairly good shape. Balance rail
> >holes, key buttons, and front mortises are all in very good condition. Don't
> >want to mess with them if not needed. Are these size key pins available?
> > >
> > > Terry Farrell
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Catherine Emily Grattan" <lostchordclinic@ameritech.net>
> > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 10:02 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Big Action Rail Pins
> > >
> > >
> > > > Terry,
> > > >
> > > > The last one of these I restored, I ended up replacing the key buttons,
> >the
> > > > key shoes (and therefore the balance rail holes), the balance rail and
> >the
> > > > front key mortises. A bit of work, but well worth the effort.
> > > >
> > > > Steve Grattan
> > > > Lost Chord Clinic
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> > > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 8:57 PM
> > > > Subject: Big Action Rail Pins
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Repinning the action rails on a turn-of-the-century Knabe grand.
> >Center
> > > > rail pins are round and 0.153" diameter. Front rail are oval and 0.155"
> > > > diameter. Neither Schaff nor Pianotek list these sizes. Anyone know of
> >their
> > > > availability anywhere?
> > > > >
> > > > > Terry Farrell
> > > > >
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