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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>Thanks very much. If I =
run across
another of these to do I'll write you for a sketch. Jim
Dally</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca =
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John
Ross</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 14, 2003 =
5:35
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hammer Spring Rail =
and
plastic action parts question</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Jim,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>You remove the old wire, and clean out =
the old
glue from the slot. Now you have a hole to put the replacement wire =
in. I
always had a problem getting the wire to lie in this slot. If the =
wire
has broken off flush, I have used a Dremel tool and small bit, and it =
will
either push tho old piece of wire out, or make a hole next to
it.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial> Drill a hole at the other end of =
the slot,
the same size as the one that is already there. Feed the end of the =
wire down
the original hole, along the slot and into the other hole. When you =
grab the
end and pull, it lines the wire up snugly in the hole, you clip =
off the
end and glue the felt over the slots as it was. The wire stays in =
place, not
depending on glue.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Be sure to protect the coils and =
their
alignment, using welding rod as mentioned below.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>If it is still unclear, I could make a =
drawing
(simple) and scan it.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
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href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>=
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jdally@ecr.net href="mailto:jdally@ecr.net">JAMES =
DALLY</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 14, =
2003 6:11
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hammer Spring =
Rail and
plastic action parts question</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>John: Could you more =
fully
explain the procedure you oulined. Thanks Jim
Dally</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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</DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John Ross</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December =
13, 2003
7:37 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hammer Spring =
Rail and
plastic action parts question</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>When installing the new hammer =
rail springs,
I have found that drilling an extra hole for the spring, and =
installing it
like a French butt spring, keeps the wire in the slot. Also make =
sure that
you use a piece of welding rod, in the coil when bending for =
tension,
saves from deforming the coil.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I used to get the old wire out, =
put in the
new wire, and try to bend it into the slot with a pair of pliers I =
modified, but I could never get it to lie fully in the
slot.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I think it was Brian Lawson, or =
Jon Page
that suggested this method to me.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
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href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>=
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