Hammer Spring Rail and plastic action parts question

[Dave Smith]

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Re: Fwd: Smoky pianoThanks for the advice, William. I have been trying =
to dig out the spring tails which are still firmly embedded in the cuts =
on the underside of the metal rail..  Can't get them out.  I may try =
bending the new springs around the underside of the rail and hot glueing =
a felt strip to secure.  Any other advice, pls reply.

Dave Smith
Sw Fl

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  From: William R. Monroe=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 7:52 PM
  Subject: Re: Hammer Spring Rail and plastic action parts question


  Dave,

  I just did this job today.  My two cents:  dig 'em out.  It took me =
three hours to:

  -Pull Action
  -Remove Spring Rail
  -Remove Backing Felt
  -Lift out old springs
  -Cut new Springs to size
  -Set new Springs in Rail
  -Bend to shape
  -Reinstall Felt and Rail in Action

  By the time you are done manufacturing a new rail, drilling perfectly =
spaced holes, and then going through the same process of installing new =
springs, it would be a wash - or even easier to pry out the old springs.

  William R. Monroe
  Assoc.
  Madison, WI
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    From: Dave Smith=20
    To: Pianotech=20
    Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 12:06 PM
    Subject: Hammer Spring Rail and plastic action parts question


    I have a customer with a 1947 Story and Clark console piano with =
most of the hammer butt springs broken,  It has the extra old felt strip =
under the spring coils, and that is where the corrosion originates.  I =
read about this in an old journal article, along with the advice, to try =
to replace the rail, rather than diggout 88 spring holes, etc.  Does =
anyone know if it is still possible to get a spring rail duplicated at a =
reasonable cost?    Any advice?  Piano is is pristine shape other than =
this.  It does have almost all action parts in yellowing plastic, but =
they dont seem to be crumbly like others I have seen.  Maybe there were =
some good plastic batched back then?



    Dave Smith
    SW FL

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