Hey Win, Bending will not do, these springs are way too stiff. The spec for factory spring size will help me out a lot if someone has it handy. Garret From: wimblees at aol.com [mailto:wimblees at aol.com] Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 2:11 PM To: hpp at highpointpiano.com; pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Kimball Console Hammer Return Spring Size Garret Instead of replacing the springs, wouldn't be easier to reduce the tension on them by bending them backwards, similar to the way you reduce the tension on a rep spring? Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician 94-505 Kealakaa Str. Mililani, Oahu, HI 96789 808-349-2943 <http://www.bleespiano.com/> www.Bleespiano.com Author of: The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com -----Original Message----- From: Garret Traylor <hpp at highpointpiano.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Mon, Feb 22, 2010 9:03 am Subject: [pianotech] Kimball Console Hammer Return Spring Size Can someone tell me the proper hammer return spring size diameter for a Kimball console. I have an instrument in my store that has had the springs replaced but they are way too strong and will need to be down sized. Kindest Regards, Garret --- Garret Traylor - President High Point Piano & Music Inc. 88-PIANO (336) 887-4266 P Go Green! Print this email only when necessary. Thank you for helping High Point Music be environmentally responsible. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100222/4be6b582/attachment.htm>
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