Greg writes; << Has anyone ever seen square tube rails on an M? I’m replacing part because of Vertigris but I spotted this square brass rail tube with a square .. um dowel inside. It’s not soldered to the frame but rather screwed in at the ends. I’m thinking I’m gonna replace it but I’m just wondering if anyone has ever seen this before. >> Yes, I have. I wonder if the serial number here is between 294,000 and 315,000. I was told that there were some war-era Steinways that used a different rail due to the lack of brass at the time. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html <BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance.<BR> (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)</HTML>
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