> Tom asks: > > How do you set the proper spring tension, as recommended > >in the manual? More specifically, at what point in the upward travel > >of the underlever do you regulate the tension? > >Greetings, > While not the factory suggested procedure, I have had success with >turning the rack upside down, and regulating the springs so that they have >just enough power to suspend the underlevers approx. 1/8" from the rack. >This provides a little more spring on the heavier weighted underlevers. If a > spring is obviously too strong, it is a simple matter of pulling the >underlever down to bend the spring, which will ease the tension, but be >careful, it is easy to overdo this. > For eveness, I bump the rack up and down so that I can see any >underlevers that fall more than others. I get a very even spring load this >way, and everything has functioned well, (7 installations, so far, I think.) >Regards, >Ed Foote Ed, Thanks for the reply. That sounds like a pretty good way to do it. I'll give it a try. Tom Tom Seay School of Music The University of Texas at Austin mailto:t.seay@mail.utexas.edu
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