removing hammer rest rail

[Jon Page]

Bending a hammer rest rail pivot arm is asking for trouble. Because 
when it breaks,
you're in sheeeeep dip.  Not only will extricating the broken shank 
in the rail be
challenging, finding a replacement will have you scavenging for scrap uprights.

Remove the end bracket (usually bass end) and then slide the rail out 
of the others,
a few hammer butts may have to be removed for pivot arm clearance. A few extra
minutes doing this (paid labor) will save you hours of repairs 
(gratis/aggravation).

For the Yamaha verticals, the pivot arms are screwed to the rail and 
only the treble
end arm needs to be removed.

I may still have a few salvaged pivot arms from back in the days when 
I was bold
enough to bend them. Since someone on the list recommended removing the
end bracket, a light when on, and I've adopted that practice. Don't 
learn the lesson
the hard way.
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Regards,

Jon Page