Spring steel

[Farrell]

The spring steel is different from piano wire (is it brass inside???). Mapes
sells various guages if you wish to make your own. Either that or get one
from Steinway or Renner or call Wally Brooks.

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

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@jps.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 8:15 PM
Subject: Spring steel


> List,
>
> I need to replace a underlever spring in a Steinway M I'm rebuilding.
Let's
> just say it got mangled somehow...;-/.  I measured the diameter at .029 or
> 14.5 in piano wire.  Couldn't I use this instead of spring steel, whatever
> that is?  I have a nifty little spring making tool I got at a chapter tool
> auction and some brass spring making wire but it is a lighter gauge than
the
> original.  Any info would be appreciated.
>
> David I.
>
>
>