Frozen Let-Off Rail Fix

[Avery Todd]

Terry,

Sometimes it will work to use a soldering iron to heat the metal with. It 
expands it
and then when it cools a little, it'll turn. Worth a try if you're going 
for the cheap fix. :-)

Avery

At 06:30 PM 01/24/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Ah yes, I do have a pattern, don't I. DA! Sometimes it takes a little kick 
>square into my forehead to get my mind working! Sounds like a good idea to me.
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Ross" <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 6:09 PM
>Subject: Re: Frozen Let-Off Rail Fix
>
>
> > Hi Terry,
> > I have never had much luck, with the heat or lubricant, some still
> > seem to break.
> > I found that remanufacturing, was not that hard, using the old one as
> > a guide. I predrill the holes, and use a power screwdriver to put in
> > the new regulating screws. To get them square, hold them on the
> > underside of the long piece of wood, as the end of the screw comes
> > out.
> > One point, I should have put earlier, you are using the regulating
> > tool, that has the 4 hollowed out parts, so you can turn the
> > regulating screw, with no binding. It was designed by Francis
> > Mahaffey.(spelling)
> > Regards,
> > John M. Ross
> > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 6:54 PM
> > Subject: Frozen Let-Off Rail Fix
> >
> >
> > > Old upright action. Task: refurbish a little, level keys, regulate.
> > Let off screws frozen pretty solid.
> > >
> > > What is the cheapest, quickest, most appropriate fix for this so
> > that I can regulate the darn thing?
> > >
> > > Remove rails and toast each screw with a torch?
> > >
> > > Lubricate with liquid wrench or something else?
> > >
> > > Replace rail? Are universal replacements available, or, I would
> > imagine, that the spacing will be different on any given piano?
> > >
> > > Going for the quick fix here. Low budget, make it work.
> > >
> > > Condemned two other pianos today. This one is definitely better than
> > the others, and besides, it was grandma's.
> > >
> > > One of the condemned was the Janssen grand I posted about
> > previously.
> > >
> > > Terry Farrell
> > >
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