Broken jack springs

[Eric Leatha]

>Dear Pianotechies,
>
>I have a customer with a Story and Clark console.  Back in 1980 a technician
>left a record of having to replace a broken jack spring.  The customer
>tells me
>that several have broken since then, and now she has two more that are
>broken.
>Fortunately, she realizes, even suggested herself, that they should all be
>replaced, so I'll be doing that job.
>
>But I have a question -  Why would the jack springs be breaking in the first
>place?
>
>Any advice as to which glue is best for jack springs?  Anyone got a handy
>method of snapping new jack springs into place?  I'm hoping that a drop of
>deglueing solution (wallpaper remover in water) will loosen the old ones.
>
>Larry Goss
>Cedar MIll, Oregon

Laryy,

When I did this I:

1) Removed the action to my living room

2)Took the bridle straps off one section

3) Ripped the springs out with needle-nose pliers

4) Reamed the spring hole

5) put a dap of glue in each hole

6) inserted the spring into its place, placing it under the jack and in the
hole and attaching the bridle strap back in place to hold spring.

 Took me two hours last Easter while Yul Brenner gayfully chimed about,
"Moses and the Hebrewites."


Eric Leatha, RPT
Portland, OR
tunrboy@teleport.com
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