This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Barbara Richmond wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a customer with a Straube upright piano that has a truly > wonderful sound. I was so surprised the first time I heard it, > because there aren't many uprights that have survived a lifetime in > the Midwest and still have any life in them. Here's the exception. > The only problem is it has a brass rail. Is it possible to convert > one of these to a wooden flange system? Yes, it's possible with a table saw to re-machine the hammer rail to accept standard wooden flanges. You would need to replace all the hammer butts (and shanks and heads while you're at it). Also your work would need to be very accurate not to introduce some regulation headaches. > Oops, I forgot to look at how the dampers are held in place. :-l It would be good to know if it's a horizontal brass rail with fingers for dampers as well. > > Experiences, comments? If all the brass rail fingers are in good shape, I would stay with that and replace all the butt plates. There's a writeup in the archives about that (Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:07:05 -0700, "Brass Rail Repairs"). > > Thanks, > > Barbara Richmond, RPT You're welcome. Tom Cole ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/1c/d4/96/87/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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