Jack Spring punchings

[Michael Magness]

On 10/4/07, annie at allthingspiano.com <annie at allthingspiano.com> wrote:
>
> All the jack springs I've replaced have been glued in.  Often, the glue
> pulls out with the spring.
>
> Otherwise, I pull out as much of the spring as possible, put a drop of
> water on the glue (and leftover wire, often), and go on to the next.  By
> the time I come back to it, the glue has softened, and I do a quick turn
> about the hole with a flat screwdriver blade to get out the wire and glue
> (and go on to the next).  By the time I've finished 'em all and come back
> again, it's dried out enough to put in a drop of fresh glue and a new
> spring.
>
> Maybe I'm just too accustomed to working on less-than-pristine PSOs....
> <g>  But I've never seen a felt punching under a jack spring!
>
> >> I don't know about most "people" however, much to my dismay, it has
> been
> >> the practice of many manufacturer's for over 100 years. You will find a
> >> jack
> >> spring hole reamer for removal of that glue for sale on page 50 of the
> >> new
> >> Schaff catalog.
>
> Dang, this quote manages to insult the intelligence of both women AND the
> elderly, all in one fell swoop.  The Albert sure was an efficient guy.  Or
> maybe it's all relative..........  (Or maybe he was only insulting his own
> relatives.)
>
> > You never truly understand something until you can explain it to your
> > grandmother. --Albert Einstein
>
> Annie Grieshop



Hi Annie,

> Here's another for you from ol' Albert, maybe it's not as insulting?
>

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit
with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S
relativity. -- Albert Einstein

Mike

-- 
You never truly understand something until you can explain it to your
grandmother. --Albert Einstein

Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
608-786-4404
www.IFixPianos.com
email mike at ifixpianos.com
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