Spring regulating tool -Reply

Keith A. McGavern kam544@ionet.net
Mon, 22 Jan 1996 10:04:03 -0600


>Keith McGavern said:
>
>>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.
>
>Pray tell, why??
>
>Paul Dempsey
>Marshall University
>wippen@aol.com

Paul,
I had some remarkable success increasing the repetition stroke on a
Steinway console by manipulating the tension of the springs mounting on the
spring rail with relation to the jack spring tension.  I wish to attempt
the same with the springs mounted in the hammer butts as well.


Keith A. McGavern, RPT
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma





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