Hammer Butt Return Springs

[Ken Jankura]

Just bend them down or straighter so they have very little force. I did a
mini class on replacing them and in class demonstrated a 22 gram difference
in downweight just by bending the spring from ridiculously strong to almost
not there. I don't think wire gauge would make much difference in view of
this. I do find I like the way pianos perform when the spring is set kinda
strong, though.
Ken Jankura RPT

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Langstaff" <dlang@wcoil.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 6:47 AM
Subject: Hammer Butt Return Springs


> Could someone direct me to a source for extremely light hammer butt
> return springs as used on older stencil spinets? Is there any way to
> lighten the touch if I use currently available heavier springs?  Any
> help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks for any advise,
> Dave Langstaff
> http://www.fredmyers.com/
>
>