[CAUT] wayward hammer return springs

[Michael Magness]

On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr at srvinet.com>wrote:

>  Mice
> Joe Goss RPT
> Mother Goose Tools
> imatunr at srvinet.com
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> *From:* reggaepass at aol.com
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> *Sent:* Friday, March 27, 2009 8:59 AM
> *Subject:* [CAUT] wayward hammer return springs
>
>   List,
> Does anybody out there have any idea how a hammer return spring could
> become dislodged from it's cloth-lined groove in the hammer butt?  About a
> dozen were poking out from between hammer shanks on a Baldwin Hamilton, and
> I haven't been able to offer the client an explanation as to how they became
> truant from doing their usual duty.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan Eder
>
>
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I find springs dislodged frequently on pianos that have been moved, long
distance whether by pros or amatuers. I've always assumed it was the
bouncing around in the truck.
When I find the same thing in a home piano, it may be weak springs but it
may also be vigorous playing or children pounding.
If they are just weak, I have using my spring tool pulled them up past the
point where they would normally be placed, stretching them, then replaced
them in their slot.

Mike
-- 
I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
Steven Wright


Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
608-786-4404
www.IFixPianos.com
email mike at ifixpianos.com
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