On Jun 5, 2004, at 5:41 AM, Farrell wrote: > Has anyone actually seen the butt springs get damaged? Yes. Not broken (yet) but badly bent. > > Let me play devil's advocate for a moment. I know the questions some > piano > owners will ask..... > > It's hard for me to imagine how they would actually get damaged. The spring can rotate from its normal position to an angle in which the tip of the spring slams into the damper lever. Usually the way that I notice the cords are gone is that I hear the "tick" "tick" tick" as the springs strike the damper lever. Usually its just a few of them but it is annoying to me and the customer. > And then > what if they did get a little bent up - the owner was happy with how > the > piano was working without them - what problem will it cause if they do > get > bent? Repetition is degraded and hammer bobbling may increase. Do they all stop working? No? Can one feel that the response is poorer? Yes. Patrick
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC