<< So, as I read this and look at a cross section of a grand, the palette may then also be called the let off rail. Yes?. >> Umm, there is a semantic swamp out there, but the palettes are what I see as separate pieces attached to the hammer rail. I seem to remember some brands that screwed the let-off dowels directly to the hammer flange rail, which means there are no palettes and one rail does the job for both. I usually associate the let-off rail as a separate rail, and the palettes as simply mounting boards for the buttons. I dunno, nomenclature ain't my specialty, since I am a whippen/balancier/ kind of guy... Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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