Compartmentizing

[David Ilvedson]

Ah, yes the undo button...wouldn't that be nice...?

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 4/1/2006 10:04:20 AM
Subject: Re: Compartmentizing


>WHAT! Are you serious? I have not worked much on any Steinway actions, so I 
>am not intimately familiar with them. And I gotta admit, I was really 
>picturing a normal wooden rail in my mind (my mistake). I know Steinway has 
>the metal-covered hammer rail, and I believe maple inside, but I guess I 
>assumed it was some sort of dowel running lengthwise for the rail........

>Okay, okay, Steinway - dowel - hammer rail - duhhhhhhhhh! Where's the undo 
>button to take back that last post?

>I was picturing a normal wooden rail that had all the flange screws stripped 
>out previously and repaired with dowels. Ahhh geeeesh!

>But I'll still stand behind my comments on CA use for stripped screw holes 
>(even in a horizontal dowel)! And yeah, I do prefer a traditional wooden 
>rail like the other 13,000 piano manufacturers use(d).

>Gee whizz, how embarrassing. Thanks for putting me in my place.  :-(

>Terry Farrell
>(tail between my legs)

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 12:42 PM
>Subject: Re: Compartmentizing


>>
>>
>>> In this particular case however, a significant part of the problem is 
>>> likely related to "All the screws were stripped in the dowel in the 
>>> rail." Dowels do not belong in a hammer rail
>>
>> While I might tend to agree, Steinway will be very disappointed to learn 
>> this.
>>
>> Ron N
>>