Hammer Spring Rail Replacement

gordon stelter lclgcnp@yahoo.com
Tue, 15 Oct 2002 07:34:23 -0700 (PDT)


On the subject of spring rails: Often I find uneven
touch on uprights due to warpage in the spring rail. I
remedy by screwinmg a very small aluminum angle along
the edge of the spring rail, notched for action
brackets, etc..
--- Gordon Holley <gholley@hi-techhousing.com> wrote:
> Thanks Jerry for the assistance, do appreciate the
> help.
> Regards, Gordon
> On 15 Oct 2002 at 6:54, G GRAVINA wrote:
> 
> > Gordon,
> > 
> > I've had success replacing whole sets of springs
> in original 
> > rails.  Replacement springs are available from
> Schaff, part numbers 519A, 
> > 519B and 3777.
> > 
> > Jerry Gravina, RPT
> > Babylon, NY
> > 
> >    At 09:18 AM 10/14/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> > >List.  I need information on securing a new
> hammer spring rail for a
> > >Baldwin-Howard, Spinet, drop action, with
> stickers.  Some springs are
> > >broken, others are all bent, in general hammers
> won't return.  I
> > >found in the archives a discussion between John
> Ross, Newton Hunt,
> > >Patrick Draine and Clyde Hollinger, Aug 1999, a
> source of Pratt Winn
> > >and Wade Boggs, where John Ross suggests they
> will build a new one if
> > >one were to send them the old one.  They would
> duplicate it with a
> > >replacement rail for a reasonable price.
> > >Does anyone have further information on this with
> an address, phone
> > >number, e-mail address, etc.
> > >Thank you all for the pending help.  Regards,
> Gordon Holley, Goshen,
> > >IN
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