Repetition Spring Sizes

Ron Torrella torrella@umich.edu
Mon, 09 Sep 1996 09:56:04 -0400 (EDT)


On Mon, 9 Sep 1996, Avery Todd wrote:

> Dear List,
>    Does anyone have the sizes of repetition springs for a Steinway L,
> 1920's vintage? Aren't they supposed to graduate from the bass to the
> treble? This same piano I've been having all the trouble with has had
> the rep. springs replaced: #1 is .033 and #88 is .036. This seems wrong
> to me, anyway.  Shouldn't the bigger springs be in the bass?

Yup! That's backwards -- but on which side of the keyboard are you
standing when you're counting?  :-)  (Just a little dislexic humor
there...from a dislexic person.)  Those numbers sound about right.  I
think there are three wire sizes - .033, .035 and .037 right to left.






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