butt springs

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

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Rick,
Pulling the rail, cutting of the felt and putting in new springs 
should work fine.  I had some springs broken on one I was working on 
and didn't have time to replace all, so I put on the repair 
string.  On a test blow I had clicking. >:-o  All the springs were 
brittle.  A bunch were off of the hammer butts and would break when I 
attempted to put them back in place.  Loose tuning pins etc.
This was a well to do family and I suggested that getting this piano 
back to working order might exceed its market value.  They got the point.
Andrew
At 07:36 AM 7/22/2005, you wrote:
>But I can pull the rail and install springs right?
>-------------- Original message from Andrew and Rebeca Anderson 
><anrebe@sbcglobal.net>: --------------
>
>This is the Whitney Spinet right?  I've worked on one of those.  Do 
>not plan on adding anything to the spring rail.  Tolerances are very 
>close there.  They have felt on it because the hammer shanks will 
>check against it on a firm blow.
>
>AMHIK,
>Andrew
>At 07:43 AM 7/21/2005, you wrote:
>
>>Thanks Terry,
>>
>>Actually, I did not want to pull the action on this turkey. I was 
>>toying with the idea of installing springs on a thin strip of wood 
>>and then glueing it in place.
>>-------------- Original message from "Farrell" 
>><mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>: --------------
>>Alan, that was cruel and uncalled for. Whitney, like all piano 
>>manufacturers space the butt springs one per butt! (It's the butts 
>>that are randomly spaced!)   ;-)
>>
>>That's all you get Rick until you give us more information! R U 
>>replacing the spring rail for some reason? Or just the springs. 
>>Perhaps this is the first time you have replaced this type of 
>>spring? If so, you may just not be aware that the springs are set 
>>into little holes in the spring rail - so no spacing efforts are 
>>needed - just remove old springs and replace with new ones in 
>>original holes. (You need to soak the felt to soften and remove the 
>>hide glue...... oh no - was a Whitney glued up with hide glue or 
>>will it be some ookey white crud.....?????)
>>
>>No doubt there is tons of info in the archives describing this job. 
>>I know there is good stuff in the PTG reprint articles - that's 
>>what I used the first time I did that job.
>>
>>Terry Farrell
>>
>>Whitney spinet, eh? Just use the same random spacing the factory 
>>used.... oh, wait, that was cruel.
>>
>>More seriously: Are these on a damper rebound rail in the usual 
>>configuration? Is the rail still usable?
>>
>>Actually, I guess I don't really understand your question ... a 
>>little more detail, please ...
>>
>>Alan Barnard
>>Salem, Missouri
>>
>>  Is there a standard distance for spacing hammer butt springs? I'm 
>> thinking of doing a gang replacement on a Whitney spinet .
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano


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