>Hello Keith > >I have used an extra long repetition spring regulating tool >which I got from Yamaha (Schaff also sells this tool). Will you identity this tool for me by part # please? I do have the Schaff catalog. >Might I suggest an alternative though. Remove the action >and secure it in an action cradle. By rotationg the action >until the weight of the butts are just supported by the >springs. Any weak springs will show up by the fact that >those butts will not be at the same level as the others. By >shifting (rotating) the action further, you can also check for >any that are too strong. > >This procedure will eliminate the need for a special tool as >well as the inprecision of trying to adjust springs with no >reliable test as to the real strength of the spring. Brian, I appreciate your alternative method on checking for weak and strong springs. Excellent way of deciding how to even them out. However, I want more than that. I do want to adjust them much in the same fashion as repetition springs are adjusted on grand pianos. Keith A. McGavern, RPT Oklahoma Chapter 731 Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Oklahoma
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