Steinway style rep lever springs

[Farrell]

The same type are on my personal Boston GP-178. I like the screws alot
better. It is easy to adjust too far. I used the "massage" technique - just
stroking back and forth gently with my Hart Spring Tool. Seemed to work
fairly well. Still prefer a good screw to stroking.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: <Wimblees@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: Steinway style rep lever springs


> 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
>