In a message dated 6/26/00 7:40:58 PM Central Daylight Time, MsPiano4@AOL.COM writes: << Any one with tips on adjusting Steinway style rep springs. Also used on Young Chang. Am I the only one who finds the lack of a regulating spring so annoying? I've got the Hart tool for spring bending and it's nice but there has to be a more precise way of doing it. Thanks Greg Murdaugh >> The Hart spring bending tool is probably the best way to adjust the Steinway style wippen springs. It's just a matter of learning how to use it. It is not as precise as a screw adjustment, but you can fine "tune" them. One problem a lot of technicians seem to have is over bending the springs. No matter now much of a bend they put on the spring, there still is no "gentle rise' to the wippens. This is cause by two things. One is a tight wippen flange, brought on by our old friend verdigris. The other is gunk in the slot where the spring sits. Whenever I rebuild a Steinway action I always "restore" the wippens, by taking each one off the rail, and cleaning out the grove, "voicing" the wippen cushion, and making sure the flange is loose. It's amazing how well the action responds after that treatment. Willem
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