The spring steel is different from piano wire (is it brass inside???). Mapes sells various guages if you wish to make your own. Either that or get one from Steinway or Renner or call Wally Brooks. Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@jps.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 8:15 PM Subject: Spring steel > List, > > I need to replace a underlever spring in a Steinway M I'm rebuilding. Let's > just say it got mangled somehow...;-/. I measured the diameter at .029 or > 14.5 in piano wire. Couldn't I use this instead of spring steel, whatever > that is? I have a nifty little spring making tool I got at a chapter tool > auction and some brass spring making wire but it is a lighter gauge than the > original. Any info would be appreciated. > > David I. > > >
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