Damper Spring Replacement

[Bill Ballard]

At 1:29 PM -0400 6/30/98, DHENNESS@aol.com wrote:
>The time problem in replacing the springs was in getting the old
>cord out.  I tried pushing it out with center pin pliers and drilling it out,
>but nothing seemed to work well.  I hope there are some tricks of the trade
>out there that I am unaware of.

I just replaced the spring cord on the Knabe grand reps (Thanks to the
Divine S Kline for thetrick in getting a point on the cord). Drilling out
the original cord (with a numbered bit maybe 2/3 the dia of the hole in the
wood) was a snap. I'd be interested to hear of your difficulty with it.

Bill Ballard, RPT
New Hampshire Chapter, PTG

"If ducks were smart enough and well-built enough, they'd be shooting at
us. It's not my fault they can't aim and shoot."
    Talk Show host Rush Lamebaugh, explaining why duck hunting is a sport,
1/12/98