On 10/4/07, annie at allthingspiano.com <annie at allthingspiano.com> wrote: > > All the jack springs I've replaced have been glued in. Often, the glue > pulls out with the spring. > > Otherwise, I pull out as much of the spring as possible, put a drop of > water on the glue (and leftover wire, often), and go on to the next. By > the time I come back to it, the glue has softened, and I do a quick turn > about the hole with a flat screwdriver blade to get out the wire and glue > (and go on to the next). By the time I've finished 'em all and come back > again, it's dried out enough to put in a drop of fresh glue and a new > spring. > > Maybe I'm just too accustomed to working on less-than-pristine PSOs.... > <g> But I've never seen a felt punching under a jack spring! > > >> I don't know about most "people" however, much to my dismay, it has > been > >> the practice of many manufacturer's for over 100 years. You will find a > >> jack > >> spring hole reamer for removal of that glue for sale on page 50 of the > >> new > >> Schaff catalog. > > Dang, this quote manages to insult the intelligence of both women AND the > elderly, all in one fell swoop. The Albert sure was an efficient guy. Or > maybe it's all relative.......... (Or maybe he was only insulting his own > relatives.) > > > You never truly understand something until you can explain it to your > > grandmother. --Albert Einstein > > Annie Grieshop Hi Annie, > Here's another for you from ol' Albert, maybe it's not as insulting? > Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity. -- Albert Einstein Mike -- You never truly understand something until you can explain it to your grandmother. --Albert Einstein Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071005/5a1e0f96/attachment.html
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