Spring behaviour

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Phil writes: 
> I've heard that
>some manufacturers (sorry, I don't remember brands and I don't remember
>the
>source) had switched to these and then switched back for two reasons:
>1.  The teflon adjuster and wire interaction develops some noise over time.
>2.  Repetition is faster with the Steinway style spring than with the teflon
>adjuster style.
>
>Have you found either of these things to be the case?

No, not at all. Also,  I have never seen another brand of whippen that used 
this type of spring adjustment, so I don't know what else has been tried.  I 
do know that of the many actions I have them in, none are causing complaints 
of slow repetition.  
Regards, 
Ed