<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>My advice is to leave the arms of the spring in their original shape and = work near the coil, push upward while moving the tool slightly toward the end of = the spring, but always begin near the coil, that is where the spring is = too strong, not in the arms.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Then massage it for stabilization (always from below) , but you'll have to = repeat the job after a few days and more than once.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>You'll have no chance with new springs to weaken them by the end of the spring, = the risk is high to bend the arm or worse bend the arm near the coil.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>To strengthen slightly a spring that is almost good, massage it from above = just near the coil, don't know why it works but it give just the slight = amount we need on a slightly too slow spring. (only disengaging the string and = putting it back suffice also often)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Bending the arms generally change too much the way the spring = work, the arms have an original shape that we should retain. a long time to learn = ... It is easier to weaken slightly the springs before installing the wippen actually.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Hope that helps</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Isaac OLEG</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=559495020-13012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la = part de</B> Kurt Eichenbach<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> mardi 13 janvier 2004 = 21:47<BR><B>À :</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Objet :</B> Re: = Baldwin springs<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>To weaken a rep spring first disengage it = from the groove. Then, using your rep-spring tool you push down on the very end = of the spring. Smaller adjustments to the springs can be made by massaging = the belly of the spring.<BR><BR>Kurt<BR><BR><BR>On Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at = 02:18 PM, daniel carlton wrote:<BR><BR><?color><?param 0000,0000,DDDD>i'm = doing a regulation job on a Baldwin SD 10.  i've replaced all the = whippens w/ new ones and i'm wondering how i go about weakening the rep springs.  = i've taken my Hart spring tool and tried to weaken the spring by pushing = down on the top of the arc of the spring, pretty much halfway between the jack = and where the spring attaches to the whip (am i making any sense at = all?)  i tried adjusting the screw first, but the springs were still too = stout.  thanks for any advice. <BR>by the way thanks to all who replied = to my last posted question.  the info really = helped.<BR> <BR>daniel carlton<BR><?/color><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>