Spring steel

[Overs Pianos]

David Ilvedson and list,

David wrote;

>I need to replace an underlever spring .
>. . . I measured the diameter at .029 or
>14.5 in piano wire (guage).  Couldn't I use this instead of spring 
>steel, whatever
>that is?

Yes you could. Piano wire is just 1080 alloy carbon steel, ie. one of 
the spring steel alloys. It has a carbon content of 0.80% and makes 
excellent spring stock.

Regards,

Ron Overs
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