<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>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!)   ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>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.....?????)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Whitney spinet, eh? Just use the same random spacing the factory = used.... oh, wait, that was cruel.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>More seriously: Are these on a damper rebound rail in the usual configuration? Is the rail still usable?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Actually, I guess I don't really understand your question ... a = little more detail, please ...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"><FONT size=2> <DIV> Is there a standard distance for spacing hammer butt = springs? I'm thinking of doing a gang replacement on a Whitney spinet .</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>