Hello David. Yes, near the keys. With the tool that has a small notch to catch the spring, pop the upper part of the spring out of its slot. The end of the spring has the shape of a little hook. Catch the hook with the tool and give a tug toward you (not upward) while at the same time giving the tool a small clockwise turn. This way, you can very precisely control how much strength you give to the spring. Of course, the springs should be properly lubricated before. Funny : while searching the net for a catalog picture of the tool, I found this article that seemed interessant to me : http://users.iglide.net/dpetrich/grandregulation.html it describes the same procedure (and others) with probbly better words than mine. Best regards Stéphane Collin ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 7:03 PM Subject: Re: Steinway D questions >I like the clockwise tip...I'll give a try. What does the tool look like? >I'm using Hart's tool, which I like. I'm trying to visualize "catch the >little hook etc." Where are you in the picture? Near the keys? Above >the repetition? > > David I. > With the dedicated tool, if the spring is too tight, just push from above >>the upper part of the spring way down. If too weak, then, catch the >>little >>hook on the upper part of the spring, give the tool a little clockwise >>turn >>and pull it a little to you. The idea is to never give a kink to any of >>the >>two branches of the spring, but to work on the coil rather.
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